San Salvador vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$656	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	100
😀 Quality of life	50	100
🏙️ Population	316K	4.84M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 53% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4469th and 745th ($1204 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in El Salvador and Australia, respectively. Check El Salvador vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6219th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Sydney

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	San Salvador	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683