Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 27.3% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Albania, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
|
pay 25.7% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
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