Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 79.3% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 73.5% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
|
pay 56.0% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
|
pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
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