Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 21.4% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
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