San Salvador vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Salvador	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1362	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3000	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$817	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1370	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$2542
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	96
😀 Quality of life	55	97
🏙️ Population	331K	3.76M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 2% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4346th and 4404th ($1362 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.9 months in Yokohama. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 6280th and 15th 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	$6.94	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.43%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2429	$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.26	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6470	$18032

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1071
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1051
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1017
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$959
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$958
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$935
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$968
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1113
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1040
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$971
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$971
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1029
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1085
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1068
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1073