Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 37.2% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,556.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
$67.28
SAR252.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
$98.93
SAR371.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
$40.71
SAR152.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
$65.80
SAR246.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
$92.30
SAR346.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
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