San Salvador vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Salvador Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1274
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2896
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$731
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1288
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
331K
17.5M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 36% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4626th and 6106th ($1274 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in El Salvador and China, respectively. Check El Salvador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6148th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Shenzhen

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San Salvador Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$745
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.51%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2752
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.32
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$162
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5551
$22916

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5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1221
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$734
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$897
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1109
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1120
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1062
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1168
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$720
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$705
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$823
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$936
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$815
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$900
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$804
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$668
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$787
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$938
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$737
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$934
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$754
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$687
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$470
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$761
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$796
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$679
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$990
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1054
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$812
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638