Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 40.2% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.70
|
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
|
pay 76.9% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
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