Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 64.8% more expensive than Morocco overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 63.6% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 55.6% more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 46.3% more in El Salvador

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in El Salvador are more expensive than in Morocco. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in El Salvador.

El Salvador vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Morocco, you would:

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Morocco	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.03 MAD37.31	$5.50 SVC47.99	+36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 MAD60.52	$6.33 SVC55.23	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MAD5.78	$0.99 SVC8.64	+58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 MAD3.45	$0.81 SVC7.05	+116.4%
Average			+52.0%

Morocco vs. El Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Morocco	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MAD4.74	$1.95 SVC17.01	+280.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 MAD46.86	$3.77 SVC32.86	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 MAD31.44	$6.72 SVC58.61	+97.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MAD18.23	$2.78 SVC24.25	+41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.74 MAD25.33	$2.82 SVC24.64	+3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MAD5.98	$1.67 SVC14.60	+158.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MAD5.63	$0.76 SVC6.60	+24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 MAD3.43	$1.17 SVC10.17	+214.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MAD3.40	$1.22 SVC10.61	+231.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.00	$0.97 SVC8.44	+198.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.05	$0.98 SVC8.51	+195.9%
Average			+129.0%

Morocco vs. El Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.6% more for transportation

	Morocco	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MAD54.55	$3.75 SVC32.69	-36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.81 MAD164.77	$15.00 SVC130.88	-15.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,017.64 MAD333,200.03	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.80 MAD62.87	$29.78 SVC259.88	+338.3%
Average			+63.6%

Morocco vs. El Salvador - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Morocco	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.78 MAD358.74	$41.89 SVC365.49	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.53 MAD2,585.98	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+138.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.49 MAD1,734.50	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+168.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.74 MAD293.58	$64.97 SVC566.86	+104.7%
Average			+104.8%

Morocco vs. El Salvador - Cost of housing

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pay 55.6% more for childcare

	Morocco	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$102.03 MAD943.88	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	+59.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,226.64 MAD39,100.73	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+51.9%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Morocco	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.69 MAD34.15	$2.00 SVC17.45	-45.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 MAD15.95	$2.83 SVC24.69	+64.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.22 MAD39.04	$4.00 SVC34.90	-5.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.02 MAD231.49	$30.27 SVC264.08	+21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 MAD61.98	$5.17 SVC45.08	-22.9%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 46.3% more for clothing

	Morocco	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.30 MAD345.06	$62.60 SVC546.20	+67.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.94 MAD387.97	$45.83 SVC399.91	+9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.29 MAD789.01	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+54.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.04 MAD657.22	$109.17 SVC952.51	+53.7%
Average			+46.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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