El Salvador vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1263
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$533
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$879
$1622
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.9
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$408
$939
💸 GDP per capita
$5127
$11781
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
70.7
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
39
🌐 English speaking %
1%
70%
🎓 Higher education
40
12
😀 Quality of life
26
60
🏙️ Population
5.74M
436K

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1033) is 18% less expensive than in Maldives ($1263). El Salvador ranked 77th vs 45th 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 0.7 months in Maldives. Ranked 159th and 61st 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
$8.88
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$3
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$1668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$1338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$88.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.76%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1575
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$71.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.11
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.26
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.4
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4554
$3450

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In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1147
316K
Soyapango
$1117
241K
San Miguel
$1107
218K
Santa Ana
$702
245K
Mejicanos
$1112
141K
Apopa
$1093
131K
Santa Tecla
$1153
122K
Ahuachapan
$915
111K
Usulutan
$1031
73.1K
Sonsonate
$866
71.5K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1284
133K
Hulhumale
$1207
50K