San Salvador vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$656	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$2766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	80
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	316K	568K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 47% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4469th and 1194th ($1204 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in El Salvador and Canada, respectively. Check El Salvador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 6219th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Surrey

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	San Salvador	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$12026

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Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606