Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 52.6% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Iran, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
|
pay 61.2% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
|
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