San Salvador vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Salvador	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1192	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2712	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$631	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.8	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$493	$3778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	46
😀 Quality of life	51	81
🏙️ Population	316K	398K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 34% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4621st and 2435th ($1192 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 6155th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Wichita

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	San Salvador	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$720	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2019	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.79	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4693	$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287