San Salvador vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Salvador	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1362	$1481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3000	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$817	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1370	$1239
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$1190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	9
😀 Quality of life	55	54
🏙️ Population	331K	150K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 8% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4346th and 4025th ($1362 vs $1481) 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 0.8 months in Willemstad. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6280th and 6381st 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	$6.94	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$1196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.43%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2429	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.26	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$9.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$9.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6470	$10822

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1456
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$576
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$650
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$618
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$739
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$719
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$714
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$716
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$677
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$648
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$768
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$813
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$743
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$775
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$969
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$803
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$989
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$779
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1176
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$719
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$963
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$757
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$712
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$890
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$894
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596