San Salvador vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Salvador	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1274	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2896	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$731	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$1288	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$3629
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	78
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	331K	662K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 50% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4626th and 822nd ($1274 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6148th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Vancouver

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	San Salvador	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.29	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.51%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2752	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.32	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.3	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5551	$21986

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Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1221
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$734
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$897
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1109
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1120
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1062
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$720
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$705
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$823
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$936
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$815
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$900
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$804
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$668
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$787
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$938
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$737
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$934
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$754
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$687
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$761
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$796
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$679
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$990
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$699

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915