San Salvador vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$656	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	90
😀 Quality of life	50	70
🏙️ Population	316K	13.9M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 75% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4469th and 6956th ($1204 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in El Salvador and China, respectively. Check El Salvador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6219th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Tianjin

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	San Salvador	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616