San Salvador vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Salvador	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1192	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2712	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$631	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.8	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$493	$5035
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	69
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	316K	385K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 55% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4621st and 497th ($1192 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 439th in El Salvador and the United States, respectively. Check El Salvador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in San Salvador compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6155th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Tampa

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	San Salvador	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$5.05
🥤 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	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2019	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.79	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.2	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4693	$14056

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369