Philadelphia vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6395
$2687
🏠 One person rent
$1516
$656
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4131
$418
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
42
😀 Quality of life
90
50
🏙️ Population
1.6M
316K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 116% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 664th and 4469th ($2597 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 2nd in the United States and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United States vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 138th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1616
$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3231
$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.2
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3404
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2379
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.63
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2066
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19774
$5642

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2574
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2604
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2477
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2567
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2600
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2591
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2608
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2368
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2600
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2611
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2787
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2493
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2423
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2582
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2541
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2353
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2683
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2676
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2085
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2653
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2901
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2642
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2739
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2919
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2819
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2723
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2782
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2849
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2303
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2264
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2880
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2320
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2557
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2693

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