Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 13.3% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Rabat instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$3.46
MAD35.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$4.95
MAD50.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$4.24
MAD42.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$2.92
MAD29.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$1.42
MAD14.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$24.73
MAD250.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,384.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$7.28
MAD73.66
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$32.97
MAD333.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$432.59
MAD4,379.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$239.12
MAD2,420.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$30.54
MAD309.12
|
|
pay 1.3% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,056.83
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$3.71
MAD37.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$1.84
MAD18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$23.71
MAD239.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$58.04
MAD587.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$47.61
MAD481.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$79.02
MAD799.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$75.50
MAD764.31
|
|
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