Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 24.8% cheaper than Mexico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.1% less in Morocco
- Groceries
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pay 39.3% less in Morocco
- Transportation
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pay 1.6% less in Morocco
- Housing
-
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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$178.71
|
$3.66
MAD35.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$146.78
|
$5.81
MAD55.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.44
|
$0.55
MAD5.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.91
|
$0.34
MAD3.22
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.63
|
$0.45
MAD4.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.30
|
$4.41
MAD42.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$104.73
|
$2.96
MAD28.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.12
|
$1.73
MAD16.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.23
|
$2.32
MAD22.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.92
|
$0.57
MAD5.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.48
|
$0.50
MAD4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.30
|
$0.34
MAD3.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.14
|
$0.33
MAD3.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.33
|
$0.30
MAD2.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.86
|
$0.32
MAD3.03
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$90.68
|
$5.54
MAD53.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$532.33
|
$17.14
MAD164.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$403,919.90
|
$33,700.94
MAD322,813.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$316.28
|
$5.57
MAD53.40
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$540.64
|
$32.50
MAD311.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,841.57
|
$258.42
MAD2,475.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,332.61
|
$169.52
MAD1,623.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$904.45
|
$27.53
MAD263.67
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,151.39
|
$92.45
MAD885.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,300.31
|
$3,297.34
MAD31,584.48
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.65
|
$2.91
MAD27.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.47
|
$1.54
MAD14.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.58
|
$3.82
MAD36.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$681.39
|
$22.63
MAD216.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.86
|
$5.63
MAD53.95
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$927.79
|
$33.32
MAD319.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$735.27
|
$35.79
MAD342.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,660.42
|
$71.85
MAD688.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,551.27
|
$61.08
MAD585.05
|
|
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