Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 37.4% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
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Maldives
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 49.6% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
|
pay 69.4% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
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