Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 12.4% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.42
|
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.51
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.59
|
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.28
|
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.03
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.32
|
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.38
|
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.84
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 70.4% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.22
|
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.90
|
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,421.66
|
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.48
|
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
|
pay 45.0% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.59
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN863.53
|
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN571.30
|
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.46
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN989.45
|
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,318.06
|
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
|
pay 64.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.86
|
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.38
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.92
|
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.06
|
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN195.05
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.90
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN284.61
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.95
|
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
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