Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 18.6% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB854.76
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB747.92
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB97.80
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB63.94
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB130.50
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB546.80
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB681.79
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB308.94
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB739.70
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB353.67
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB58.52
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB131.37
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.21
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB34.20
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB91.22
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 36.4% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB557.35
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,199.49
|
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,058,690.55
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB465.23
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,287.33
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB74,534.25
|
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB42,636.29
|
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,974.18
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,984.66
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,267,744.84
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB119.95
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB132.64
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB479.79
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,688.58
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB599.74
|
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,811.27
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,877.56
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB11,088.59
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,794.95
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
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