Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 65.8% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN251.49
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN251.49
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.78
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN15.09
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN80.48
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN143.35
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN270.36
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN188.11
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN148.29
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN91.26
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.90
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN70.27
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.48
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.62
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.90
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 26.3% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN335.19
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN672.01
|
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,810,702.32
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,287.61
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 84.2% more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,669.46
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,834.56
|
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN6,028.03
|
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,427.36
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,999.12
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,841.88
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN840.01
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN130.77
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN326.93
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,191.44
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN301.78
|
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN804.76
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN1,005.95
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,766.35
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,766.35
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
|
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