El Salvador vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1098
$381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$927
🏠 One person rent
$580
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$137
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$486
$172
💸 GDP per capita
$5344
$1407
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
29
🌐 English speaking %
1%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
40
61
😀 Quality of life
36
24
🏙️ Population
5.74M
224M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1098) is 188% more expensive than in Pakistan ($381). El Salvador ranked 71st vs 195th for Pakistan 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 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 129th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.09
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.1
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.6%
20.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2126
$655
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$7.16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$4.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$3.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$13.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$15.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$36.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4626
$1265

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In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1192
316K
Santa Ana
$709
245K
Soyapango
$1173
241K
San Miguel
$1081
218K
Mejicanos
$1161
141K
Apopa
$1145
131K
Ahuachapan
$1455
111K
Santa Tecla
$1202
122K
Sonsonate
$882
71.5K
Usulutan
$1088
73.1K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$429
14.9M
Lahore
$406
11.1M
Faisalabad
$319
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$376
2.1M
Peshawar
$338
1.97M
Multan
$371
1.87M
Islamabad
$439
1.01M
Gujranwala
$280
2.03M
Hyderabad
$315
1.73M
Sialkot
$335
592K
Bahawalpur
$294
762K
Quetta
$285
1M
Sargodha
$456
660K
Sheikhupura
$376
473K
Mardan
$372
404K
Sukkur
$325
500K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
399K
Larkana
$327
491K
Okara
$310
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$323
259K
Mingora
$354
280K
Chiniot
$373
478K
Gujrat
$330
391K
Sahiwal
$312
248K
Nawabshah
$341
263K
Kamoke
$308
231K
Kohat
$374
171K
Jacobabad
$313
201K
Mirpur Khas
$376
237K