San Salvador vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$656	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	9
😀 Quality of life	50	48
🏙️ Population	316K	150K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 18% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4469th and 3589th ($1204 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in El Salvador and Curacao, respectively. Check El Salvador vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6219th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Willemstad

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	San Salvador	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$9410

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901