El Salvador vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1342
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2555
$2851
🏠 One person rent
$636
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.7
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$811
💸 GDP per capita
$5580
$13379
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
72.1
81
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
39
🌐 English speaking %
6.9%
70%
🎓 Higher education
38
12
😀 Quality of life
44
61
🏙️ Population
6.34M
528K

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1164) is 13% less expensive than in Maldives ($1342). El Salvador ranked 71st vs 50th for Maldives in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in El Salvador compared to 0.6 months in Maldives. Ranked 119th and 68th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Maldives

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

El Salvador Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$875
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$649
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1159
$2101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$3284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$1416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$5.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.13
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.82
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$162
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$3290

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In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1291
331K
Santa Ana
$770
251K
Soyapango
$1261
230K
San Miguel
$1132
233K
Ahuachapan
$1476
127K
Mejicanos
$1254
137K
Apopa
$1231
129K
Santa Tecla
$1183
126K
Sonsonate
$905
72.2K
Usulutan
$1123
66.1K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1321
133K
Hulhumale
$1387
65.7K