Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 29.5% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF750
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
|
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