Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 76.0% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.42
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.56
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
$1.21
AED4.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
$4.42
AED16.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.86
|
$7.11
AED26.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
$3.20
AED11.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
$1.05
AED3.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.81
AED2.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
$0.79
AED2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.67
AED2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.49
AED1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.49
AED1.81
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
$3.08
AED11.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
$21.78
AED80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
$7.51
AED27.60
|
|
pay 87.9% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,368.02
|
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,557.23
|
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.58
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
$11.57
AED42.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
$5.96
AED21.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.16
|
$78.72
AED289.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
$113.87
AED418.25
|
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