Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 76.7% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.91
|
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.80
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.84
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN142.22
|
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN268.24
|
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.63
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN147.13
|
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.54
|
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.46
|
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.72
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 92.2% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN332.43
|
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.87
|
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,796,470.02
|
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,277.49
|
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
|
pay 72.5% more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,645.73
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,537.95
|
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,721.71
|
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,412.99
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,834.06
|
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,387.24
|
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN544.59
|
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.75
|
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN324.36
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,158.50
|
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN299.41
|
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN798.43
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN998.04
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
|
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