Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 74.6% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 68.9% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
$6.25
SVC54.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
$7.21
SVC63.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 90.8% more for housing
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
$571.43
SVC4,995.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
$392.86
SVC3,434.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
$61.31
SVC535.98
|
|
pay 57.4% more for childcare
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
$32.44
SVC283.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
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