San Salvador vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Salvador	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1362	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3000	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$817	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1370	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$940
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	89
😀 Quality of life	55	74
🏙️ Population	331K	13.9M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 111% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4346th and 7452nd ($1362 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6280th and 2435th 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	$6.94	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.43%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2429	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.26	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6470	$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573