San Salvador vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Salvador	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1291	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2925	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$734	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$1288	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.6	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$378	$8550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	82
😀 Quality of life	56	97
🏙️ Population	331K	452K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 67% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4553rd and 11th ($1291 vs $3857) 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 6244th and 6th 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	$7.29	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$746	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1319	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.6	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.49%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1836	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.9	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.1	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.4	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4732	$26431

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Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117