El Salvador vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$870
🏠 One person rent
$533
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$879
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.9
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$408
$177
💸 GDP per capita
$5127
$1589
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
70.7
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
29
🌐 English speaking %
1%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
40
61
😀 Quality of life
26
28
🏙️ Population
5.74M
224M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1033) is 189% more expensive than in Pakistan ($357). El Salvador ranked 77th vs 196th 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 159th and 152nd 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
$8.88
$1.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$72
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.76%
18.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1575
$651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$364
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$8.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$4.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$4.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.11
$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.26
$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.4
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$36.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4554
$1066

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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 Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$417
14.9M
Lahore
$386
11.1M
Faisalabad
$289
3.2M
Peshawar
$352
1.97M
Multan
$307
1.87M
Hyderabad
$297
1.73M
Rawalpindi
$331
2.1M
Gujranwala
$240
2.03M
Islamabad
$389
1.01M
Bahawalpur
$267
762K
Quetta
$313
1M
Sialkot
$298
592K
Sargodha
$330
660K
Larkana
$301
491K
Sukkur
$293
500K
Sheikhupura
$337
473K
Nawabshah
$292
263K
Okara
$290
232K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
399K
Wah
$238
259K
Gujrat
$277
391K
Jhang
$364
414K
Mingora
$311
280K
Mirpur Khas
$326
237K
Mardan
$335
359K
Chiniot
$344
478K
Jacobabad
$289
201K
Burewala
$338
203K
Kamoke
$268
231K
Kohat
$307
171K