Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 24.8% cheaper than Mexico.
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$177.31
|
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
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