Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 67.1% more expensive than Cairo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.1% more in Morocco
- Groceries
-
pay 50.8% more in Morocco
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Morocco
- Housing
-
pay 97.9% more in Morocco
- Childcare
-
pay 37.6% more in Morocco
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.3% more in Morocco
- Clothing
-
pay 12.7% less in Morocco
The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and childcare in Morocco are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Morocco.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP207.56
|
$3.66
MAD33.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP240.77
|
$5.81
MAD53.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP17.10
|
$0.55
MAD5.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.34
MAD3.12
|
|
pay 50.8% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP33.18
|
$0.45
MAD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP81.07
|
$4.41
MAD40.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP173.78
|
$2.96
MAD27.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP74.13
|
$1.73
MAD16.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP100.18
|
$2.32
MAD21.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.97
|
$0.57
MAD5.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.91
|
$0.50
MAD4.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.13
|
$0.34
MAD3.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.84
|
$0.33
MAD3.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP11.06
|
$0.30
MAD2.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.70
|
$0.32
MAD2.94
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.88
|
$5.54
MAD51.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP415.13
|
$17.14
MAD158.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,855,093.65
|
$33,700.94
MAD312,394.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP127.65
|
$5.57
MAD51.67
|
|
pay 97.9% more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP495.59
|
$32.50
MAD301.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,672.19
|
$258.42
MAD2,395.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,626.05
|
$169.52
MAD1,571.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP697.97
|
$27.53
MAD255.16
|
|
pay 37.6% more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,461.41
|
$92.45
MAD856.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP99,615.79
|
$3,297.34
MAD30,565.07
|
|
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.65
|
$2.91
MAD27.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.62
|
$1.54
MAD14.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP93.40
|
$3.82
MAD35.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP948.51
|
$22.63
MAD209.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP155.67
|
$5.63
MAD52.21
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,906.04
|
$33.32
MAD308.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,525.35
|
$35.79
MAD331.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,988.59
|
$71.85
MAD666.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,740.48
|
$61.08
MAD566.16
|
|
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