Riyadh vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$996
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$477
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
42
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
7.01M
316K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 43% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2922nd and 4577th ($1642 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and El Salvador, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 1210th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$4597

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$768
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$1013
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$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1093
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$702
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$866
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$915
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1031
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1107
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$900
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1019
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$630
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$702
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$854
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$829
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$857
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$805
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$892
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$595
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$627
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$880
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$738
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$882
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$614
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$676
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$458
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$737
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$787
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$548
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$842
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1039
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$699
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$716
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$680