San Salvador vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Salvador	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1362	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3000	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$817	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$1370	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	74
😀 Quality of life	55	90
🏙️ Population	331K	459K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 43% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4346th and 1045th ($1362 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 916th 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 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6280th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Virginia Beach

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	San Salvador	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.94	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.43%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2429	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.26	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6470	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710