Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 24.8% cheaper than Mexico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.1% less in Morocco
- Groceries
-
pay 39.3% less in Morocco
- Transportation
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pay 1.6% less in Morocco
- Housing
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pay 29.2% less in Morocco
- Childcare
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pay 37.9% less in Morocco
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.8% less in Morocco
- Clothing
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pay 15.4% less in Morocco
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Morocco.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$165.58
|
$3.66
MAD33.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$136.00
|
$5.81
MAD52.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$20.79
|
$0.55
MAD4.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$15.67
|
$0.34
MAD3.05
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$44.13
|
$0.45
MAD4.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$67.91
|
$4.41
MAD39.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$97.03
|
$2.96
MAD26.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$40.88
|
$1.73
MAD15.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$58.59
|
$2.32
MAD21.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$20.31
|
$0.57
MAD5.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$10.63
|
$0.50
MAD4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$13.25
|
$0.34
MAD3.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$13.10
|
$0.33
MAD2.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$15.13
|
$0.30
MAD2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$13.77
|
$0.32
MAD2.87
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$84.02
|
$5.54
MAD50.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$493.21
|
$17.14
MAD155.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$374,241.39
|
$33,700.94
MAD305,077.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$293.04
|
$5.57
MAD50.46
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$500.91
|
$32.50
MAD294.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,118.45
|
$258.42
MAD2,339.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$6,793.84
|
$169.52
MAD1,534.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$837.99
|
$27.53
MAD249.18
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$3,846.37
|
$92.45
MAD836.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$78,106.24
|
$3,297.34
MAD29,849.21
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$40.44
|
$2.91
MAD26.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$53.24
|
$1.54
MAD13.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$70.96
|
$3.82
MAD34.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$631.32
|
$22.63
MAD204.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$82.33
|
$5.63
MAD50.99
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$859.62
|
$33.32
MAD301.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$681.25
|
$35.79
MAD323.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,538.42
|
$71.85
MAD650.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,437.28
|
$61.08
MAD552.90
|
|
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