Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 3.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR452.81
|
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,026.27
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.68
|
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.52
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR150.95
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR686.33
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR759.49
|
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR319.92
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR342.95
|
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.12
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.56
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.98
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.59
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.40
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.12
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,028.56
|
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,860.88
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,201,156.19
|
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,286.30
|
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,831.70
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,599.09
|
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,496.34
|
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,774.13
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,523.24
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR352,426.23
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 77.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR505.79
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR414.65
|
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR524.15
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,525.94
|
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,073.11
|
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,932.99
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,070.27
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,006.72
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,022.85
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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