San Salvador vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$656	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	86
😀 Quality of life	50	93
🏙️ Population	316K	2.79M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 51% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4469th and 861st ($1204 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in El Salvador and Canada, respectively. Check El Salvador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6219th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Toronto

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	San Salvador	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095