Cost of living comparison

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San Salvador vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 51.0% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 72.3% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 39.6% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 4.7% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in San Salvador

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in San Salvador are more expensive than in Rabat. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in San Salvador. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Rabat, you would:

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pay 72.3% more for restaurants

	Rabat	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.42 MAD40.85	$7.00 SVC61.08	+58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MAD61.27	$7.00 SVC61.08	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MAD5.50	$1.14 SVC9.90	+91.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MAD3.60	$0.91 SVC7.95	+134.2%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Rabat	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.53	$1.95 SVC17.01	+298.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 MAD61.10	$3.77 SVC32.86	-43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 MAD30.72	$6.84 SVC59.68	+106.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MAD18.41	$3.01 SVC26.26	+51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MAD30.95	$2.99 SVC26.05	-10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 MAD6.23	$1.77 SVC15.46	+163.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MAD6.07	$0.76 SVC6.60	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.36	$1.17 SVC10.17	+221.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.55	$1.22 SVC10.61	+216.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.07	$0.97 SVC8.44	+191.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.13	$0.98 SVC8.51	+188.3%
Average			+127.1%

Rabat vs. San Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.6% more for transportation

	Rabat	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MAD54.69	$3.82 SVC33.34	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.60 MAD255.29	$15.00 SVC130.88	-45.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,530.73 MAD347,197.64	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	-32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.06 MAD74.55	$29.93 SVC261.12	+271.4%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Rabat	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 MAD356.46	$43.33 SVC378.09	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$469.58 MAD4,344.08	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	+91.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.96 MAD2,525.17	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	+177.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.46 MAD272.58	$82.16 SVC716.84	+178.8%
Average			+115.2%

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pay 4.7% less for childcare

	Rabat	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.91 MAD1,470.03	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	+2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,276.88 MAD67,318.63	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-11.8%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52 MAD51.06	$2.00 SVC17.45	-63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 MAD18.46	$3.25 SVC28.35	+62.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 MAD39.83	$4.00 SVC34.90	-7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.37 MAD262.46	$30.80 SVC268.74	+8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 MAD66.38	$5.25 SVC45.81	-26.8%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Rabat	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 MAD493.57	$62.60 SVC546.20	+17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 MAD441.91	$45.83 SVC399.91	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 MAD961.60	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 MAD902.03	$109.17 SVC952.51	+12.0%
Average			+13.0%

Rabat vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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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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