Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 79.3% more expensive than Afghanistan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.6% more in Morocco
- Groceries
-
pay 59.2% more in Morocco
- Transportation
-
pay 73.5% more in Morocco
- Housing
-
pay 56.0% more in Morocco
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Morocco
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.4% more in Morocco
- Clothing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Morocco
The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Morocco are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Morocco.
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
AFN174
|
$3.66
MAD36.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN363
|
$5.81
MAD58.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN36
|
$0.55
MAD5.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN18
|
$0.45
MAD4.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN148
|
$4.41
MAD44.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN179
|
$2.96
MAD29.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN129
|
$1.73
MAD17.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN111
|
$2.32
MAD23.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN21
|
$0.57
MAD5.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN28
|
$0.50
MAD5.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN24
|
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN19
|
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN15
|
$0.30
MAD3.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN12
|
$0.32
MAD3.18
|
|
pay 73.5% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN302
|
$5.54
MAD55.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,149
|
$17.14
MAD172.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN628,180
|
$33,700.94
MAD338,718.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN878
|
$5.57
MAD56.03
|
|
pay 56.0% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN14,117
|
$32.50
MAD326.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,562
|
$258.42
MAD2,597.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,407
|
$169.52
MAD1,703.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,490
|
$27.53
MAD276.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,758
|
$92.45
MAD929.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN108,870
|
$3,297.34
MAD33,140.62
|
|
pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN308
|
$2.91
MAD29.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN78
|
$1.54
MAD15.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN142
|
$3.82
MAD38.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN853
|
$22.63
MAD227.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN245
|
$5.63
MAD56.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,125
|
$33.32
MAD334.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,413
|
$35.79
MAD359.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,973
|
$71.85
MAD722.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,898
|
$61.08
MAD613.87
|
|
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