Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 4.7% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD326.00
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 65.7% less for groceries
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD299.46
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,132.45
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,095.24
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD754.60
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD784.26
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD182.87
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD638.31
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD819.12
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD801.66
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD197.50
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD767.06
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD808.32
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD972,228.51
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,433.88
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD17,882.15
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD127,843.90
|
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,258.93
|
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD39,974.95
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 70.3% more for childcare
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,254.09
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD287,648.77
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD599.27
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD958.83
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,622.15
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,869.67
|
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,530.87
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,472.10
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,786.83
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,183.90
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
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