San Salvador vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$656	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	42	28
😀 Quality of life	50	41
🏙️ Population	316K	6.23M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 84% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4469th and 7175th ($1204 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th in El Salvador and China, respectively. Check El Salvador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6219th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Xinyang

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	San Salvador	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$8587

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558