Cost of living comparison

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Moroni vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 2.8% cheaper than San Salvador.

Restaurants
pay 3.5% less in Moroni
Groceries
pay 3.6% more in Moroni
Transportation
pay 6.3% more in Moroni
Housing
pay 16.1% less in Moroni
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.0% less in Moroni
Clothing
pay 6.0% less in Moroni

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

Moroni vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.5% less for restaurants

 
San Salvador
Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.75
SVC58.99
$6.16
KMF2,716
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
SVC61.17
$7.96
KMF3,511
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.14
SVC10.00
$1.00
KMF439

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

 
San Salvador
Moroni
Bread
1 loaf
$2.85
SVC24.91
$0.57
KMF250
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.85
SVC33.68
$3.85
KMF1,699
Milk (1 gallon) $6.95
SVC60.74
$16.30
KMF7,190

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pay 6.3% more for transportation

 
San Salvador
Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.75
SVC41.55
$11.40
KMF5,028
Monthly public transit pass $37.50
SVC327.71
$32.19
KMF14,197
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SVC218K
$19,057.90
KMF8M

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pay 16.1% less for housing

 
San Salvador
Moroni
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.50
SVC371.41
$73.74
KMF32,520
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $898.99
SVC7,856.30
$727.83
KMF321K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $770.00
SVC6,729.04
$604.66
KMF267K

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
San Salvador
Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $162.67
SVC1,421.55
$398.63
KMF176K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,720.00
SVC41,248.16
$14,067.24
KMF6M

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pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Salvador
Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SVC17.48
$1.04
KMF459
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.55
SVC30.98
$1.76
KMF775
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
SVC34.96
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pay 6.0% less for clothing

 
San Salvador
Moroni
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.15
SVC586.82
$60.47
KMF26,665
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.00
SVC410.73
$60.47
KMF26,665
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$118.33
SVC1,034.12
$109.73
KMF48,393

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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