San Salvador vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Salvador	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1147	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2567	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$610	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$995	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.9	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$3327
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	46	95
🏙️ Population	316K	979K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 42% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4577th and 1837th ($1147 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Stockholm. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6608th and 21st 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	$10.5	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1057	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.51%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$145	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4597	$7816

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Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1093
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$702
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$866
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1031
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1107
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$900
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$630
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$702
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$854
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$829
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$805
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$892
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$595
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$627
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$880
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$738
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$882
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$614
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$676
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$458
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$787
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$548
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$842
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$699
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$716
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$680

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382