San Salvador vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$656	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$2647
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	96
😀 Quality of life	50	97
🏙️ Population	316K	3.76M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 10% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4469th and 4098th ($1204 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in El Salvador and Japan, respectively. Check El Salvador vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 2 months in Yokohama. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 6219th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Yokohama

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	San Salvador	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$13410

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109