San Salvador vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$656	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	81
😀 Quality of life	50	98
🏙️ Population	316K	449K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 63% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4469th and 59th ($1204 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in El Salvador and Switzerland, respectively. Check El Salvador vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6219th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Zurich

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	San Salvador	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717