Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 25.7% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Morocco instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$2.70
MAD27.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$5.19
MAD52.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.52
MAD5.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$3.86
MAD39.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$2.57
MAD25.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$1.31
MAD13.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.04
MAD20.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.46
MAD4.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.24
MAD2.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$4.78
MAD48.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$15.00
MAD151.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$23,301.72
MAD235,543.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$5.75
MAD58.15
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$34.35
MAD347.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$257.40
MAD2,601.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$158.82
MAD1,605.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$31.71
MAD320.57
|
|
pay 6.7% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$104.89
MAD1,060.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,596.24
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$2.57
MAD25.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$1.39
MAD14.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$3.54
MAD35.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$21.74
MAD219.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$5.19
MAD52.42
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$31.88
MAD322.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$34.77
MAD351.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$67.06
MAD677.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$56.79
MAD574.03
|
|
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