San Salvador vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Salvador	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1362	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3000	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$817	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1370	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	99
😀 Quality of life	55	100
🏙️ Population	331K	5.45M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 48% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4346th and 649th ($1362 vs $2640) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6280th and 3rd 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	$6.94	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.43%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2429	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.26	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6470	$19140

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Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1238
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$695
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$883
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1090
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1097
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1009
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$739
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$801
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$931
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$791
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$842
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$780
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$661
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$770
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$912
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$729
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$911
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$735
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$682
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$467
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$710
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$760
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$673
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$915
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$790
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$698

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710