San Salvador vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Salvador	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1192	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2712	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$631	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.8	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$493	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	51	96
🏙️ Population	316K	985K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 40% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4621st and 1883rd ($1192 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in El Salvador and Sweden, respectively. Check El Salvador vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in San Salvador compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6155th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Stockholm

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	San Salvador	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$720	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2019	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.79	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4693	$7335

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Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1145
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$709
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$882
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1088
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1081
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$904
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$639
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$715
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$866
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$912
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$870
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$791
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$883
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$599
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$870
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$734
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$872
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$639
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$650
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$457
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$646
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$774
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$859
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$712
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$729
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$697

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328