San Salvador vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$656	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	42	49
😀 Quality of life	50	59
🏙️ Population	316K	1.48M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 18% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4469th and 5351st ($1204 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in El Salvador and Mexico, respectively. Check El Salvador vs Mexico 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 Zapopan. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6219th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Zapopan

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	San Salvador	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696