Cost of living comparison

Moroni, Comoros

compared to

San Salvador, El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 29.5% more expensive than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 58.2% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 61.5% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 9.8% less in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 57.7% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Moroni	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.61 KMF697	$10.00 SVC87.45	+522.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.62 KMF3,304	$7.00 SVC61.22	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 KMF671	$1.09 SVC9.51	-29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 KMF488	$0.91 SVC7.98	-18.9%
Average			+116.3%

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pay 58.2% more for groceries

	Moroni	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.61 KMF264	$2.12 SVC18.54	+247.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KMF2,227	$3.24 SVC28.30	-37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.61 KMF6,766	$7.39 SVC64.59	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.80 KMF2,081	$3.04 SVC26.55	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 KMF1,149	$2.78 SVC24.28	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.43 KMF1,054	$1.44 SVC12.62	-40.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 KMF93	$0.77 SVC6.72	+259.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.24 KMF105	$1.17 SVC10.19	+379.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 KMF776	$1.22 SVC10.63	-32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF635	$0.99 SVC8.69	-32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 KMF528	$0.98 SVC8.53	-20.0%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 61.5% more for transportation

	Moroni	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.91 KMF4,731	$3.97 SVC34.74	-63.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.95 KMF13,417	$20.00 SVC174.91	-35.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,241.41 KMF7,908,271	$25,000.00 SVC218,631.30	+37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 KMF3,554	$33.43 SVC292.33	+307.8%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 9.8% less for housing

	Moroni	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$155.86 KMF67,572	$42.14 SVC368.55	-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$696.65 KMF302,020	$858.33 SVC7,506.34	+23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$578.75 KMF250,909	$641.67 SVC5,611.54	+10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.96 KMF35,532	$81.52 SVC712.91	-0.5%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 57.7% less for childcare

	Moroni	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.55 KMF165,414	$160.29 SVC1,401.74	-58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,464.56 KMF5,837,345	$5,740.67 SVC50,203.58	-57.4%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 KMF681	$2.00 SVC17.49	+27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 KMF1,294	$3.24 SVC28.32	+8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KMF813	$4.00 SVC34.98	+113.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.92 KMF14,273	$30.67 SVC268.19	-6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.23 KMF2,700	$5.50 SVC48.10	-11.7%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Moroni	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.88 KMF25,091	$72.14 SVC630.91	+24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.88 KMF25,091	$47.86 SVC418.52	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.03 KMF45,535	$112.14 SVC980.72	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.45 KMF35,313	$108.33 SVC947.40	+33.0%
Average			+11.8%

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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: June 2025

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