San Salvador vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Salvador	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1362	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3000	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$817	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1370	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	21
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	331K	6.71M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 49% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4346th and 6158th ($1362 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 6280th and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Yancheng

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	San Salvador	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.94	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.43%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2429	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.26	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6470	$18627

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003