Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 90.6% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 82.2% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$7.50
SVC65.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$6.33
SVC55.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.96
SVC8.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.81
SVC7.09
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$6.95
SVC61.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$2.80
SVC24.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$2.68
SVC23.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$3.80
SVC33.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$24,333.33
SVC213,555.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$31.95
SVC280.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$652.78
SVC5,728.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$463.89
SVC4,071.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$69.00
SVC605.59
|
|
pay 73.8% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$2.82
SVC24.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$30.22
SVC265.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$5.33
SVC46.81
|
|
pay 70.9% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
|
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