Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 31.6% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
|
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