Dubai vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$3000
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$1370
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
42
😀 Quality of life
91
55
🏙️ Population
3.94M
331K

The cost of living in Dubai is 85% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 848th and 4346th ($2514 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 158th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$6470

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1238
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$695
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$883
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1436
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1090
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1097
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1009
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1018
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1129
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$665
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$739
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$801
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$931
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$989
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$791
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$842
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$780
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$661
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$770
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$912
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$729
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$719
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$911
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$735
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$682
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$627
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$467
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$710
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$760
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$673
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$915
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1053
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$790
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$698