Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 24.0% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
|
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