Quality of life in San Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. This urban area is consistently ahead in cost of living.
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San Salvador, El Salvador, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. This urban area is consistently ahead in cost of living.
Large apartment | $730.00 |
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Medium apartment | $580.00 |
Rent index [score] | 0.88 |
Small apartment | $430.00 |
5km taxi ride | $13.00 |
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A Cappuccino | $2.90 |
A beer | $1.30 |
A kilogram of Apples | $2.80 |
Bread | $0.37 |
Inflation [score] | 0.77 |
Lunch | $5.10 |
Monthly fitness club membership | $30.00 |
Monthly public transport | $25.00 |
Movie ticket | $5.20 |
Price of a meal at a restaurant | $36.12 |
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.10 |
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Coworking spaces [score] | 0.10 |
Meetups [score] | 0.11 |
Meetups groups | 6 |
Meetups members | 1222 |
Number of investors | 1 |
Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 6 |
Number of upcoming meetup events | 4 |
Startup climate scene [score] | 0.17 |
Startup events | 2 |
Startup events [score] | 0.15 |
Startups [score] | 0.23 |
Total number of startups | 5 |
Airport hub | 32 |
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Airport hub [score] | 0.21 |
Traffic handling [score] | 0.50 |
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Business freedom | 56.00 |
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Business freedom [score] | 0.27 |
Freedom from corruption | 39.00 |
Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.29 |
Lack of labor restrictions | 52.60 |
Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.32 |
Time to open a business | 15.50 |
Time to open a business [score] | 0.83 |
Crime rate [score] | 0.11 |
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Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 46 |
Guns per 100 residents | 6 |
Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.10 |
Lack of guns [score] | 0.97 |
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.54 |
Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.31 |
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Healthcare quality [score] | 0.46 |
Life expectancy (years) | 73.52 |
Life expectancy [score] | 0.41 |
Air quality [score] | 0.10 |
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Cleanliness [score] | 0.10 |
Drinking water quality [score] | 0.10 |
Urban greenery [score] | 0.10 |
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 1.00 |
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Currency for urban area | USD |
GDP growth rate | 0.02 |
GDP growth rate [score] | 0.39 |
GDP per capita | $8020.62 |
GDP per capita [score] | 0.14 |
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.64 |
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Income tax level [score] | 0.47 |
Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.39 |
Time overhead to file company taxes | 248 |
VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.13 |
Download speed (Mbps) | 8.07 |
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Internet access (download) [score] | 0.13 |
Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.23 |
Upload speed (Mbps) | 5.07 |
Art galleries | 53 |
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Art galleries [score] | 0.59 |
Cinemas | 49 |
Cinemas [score] | 0.56 |
Comedy clubs | 9 |
Comedy clubs [score] | 0.56 |
Concert venues | 78 |
Concerts [score] | 0.46 |
Historical sites | 33 |
Historical sites [score] | 0.60 |
Museums | 30 |
Museums [score] | 0.37 |
Performing art venues | 49 |
Performing arts [score] | 0.43 |
Sport venues | 38 |
Sports [score] | 0.55 |
Zoos | 3 |
Zoos [score] | 0.62 |
Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.34 |
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LGBT Equality Index | 51.82 |
LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.51 |
LGBT adoption rights | ✖ Illegal |
LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
LGBT blood donation regulations | ✔ Legal |
LGBT conversion therapy regulations | Ambiguous |
LGBT discrimination legality | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT gender changing rights | Ambiguous |
LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT marriage rights | ✖ Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned |
Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.71 |
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.28 |
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Median peak in meters | 745.00 |
Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
Seaside waterbody | 1.00 |
Urban area elevation (meters) | 653.00 |
Water access [score] | 0.10 |
Costs of living in San Salvador are in the 63rd place of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly lower compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to San Salvador will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
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The overall crime rate puts San Salvador in position 259 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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San Salvador is the capital city of El Salvador, approximately in the center of the country in a valley near the base of the San Salvador volcano. The city has a long history, with origins dating back to the Spanish conquest of the Pipil tribes.
San Salvador lies in the "Valle de las Hamacas" (literally "Valley of the hammocks", as it was called by the Pipil, due to its intense earthquake activity) at the foot of the San Salvador volcano. It covers an area of 600 square km and is home to nearly 2 million people. It is home to one-third of El Salvador's population and one-half of the country's wealth. The downtown area is filled with shops and modern buildings, but unfortunately earthquakes have damaged or destroyed many of the city's historic buildings.
The people of San Salvador are generally friendly, though as in any large city, less inclined to engage in conversations with strangers on the street as opposed to other parts of the country. The wealthy live in exclusive suburbs behind tall security walls or luxury condominium buildings. Wealthier areas such as San Benito, Colonia Escalon, Colonia San Francisco, Colonia Maquilishuat, Santa Elena (where the US embassy is located) and Ciudad Merliot have tree-lined avenues, the biggest malls in Central America, bars, clubs, gyms, restaurants, luxury hotels, modern high-rise buildings, plazas, boutiques, cafes, luxury salons, jewelry stores, etc. Some of these neighborhoods are located in the hills surrounding the city and have breathtaking views. A number of new gated housing communities complete with parks, swimming pools, fitness facilities and tight security are popular with middle class families. Most of the city's hotels can be found in these suburbs.
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