San Salvador vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Salvador	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1362	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3000	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$817	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$1370	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	81
😀 Quality of life	55	100
🏙️ Population	331K	449K

The cost of living in San Salvador is 63% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4346th and 23rd ($1362 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 6280th and 2nd 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	$6.94	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.43%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2429	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.26	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6470	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041