San Salvador vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Salvador	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1192	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2712	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$631	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.8	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$493	$3612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	33
😀 Quality of life	51	80
🏙️ Population	316K	543K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 39% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4621st and 2005th ($1192 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1656th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 6155th and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Tucson

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	San Salvador	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$720	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2019	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.79	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4693	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618