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
KMF758
|
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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