Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 18.1% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
El Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.08
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
El Salvador
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.60
|
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.61
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
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