Dubai vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$418
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	42
😀 Quality of life	87	50
🏙️ Population	3.33M	316K

The cost of living in Dubai is 98% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 989th and 4469th ($2379 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 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 288th and 6219th 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	$10.9	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$5642

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701