Dubai vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$493
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
42
😀 Quality of life
86
51
🏙️ Population
3.33M
316K

The cost of living in Dubai is 94% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1098th and 4621st ($2309 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 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 306th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs San Salvador

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Dubai San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$4693

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697