Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 50.4% cheaper than Mississippi.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
|
Mississippi
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.21
|
$3.66
MAD36.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.46
|
$5.81
MAD57.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$0.55
MAD5.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$0.34
MAD3.34
|
|
pay 56.8% less for groceries
|
Mississippi
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
|
$0.45
MAD4.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
|
$4.41
MAD43.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$2.96
MAD29.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
|
$1.73
MAD17.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
|
$2.32
MAD23.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.57
MAD5.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.50
MAD4.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.34
MAD3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$0.33
MAD3.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Mississippi
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$5.54
MAD55.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
|
$17.14
MAD170.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,721.76
|
$33,700.94
MAD334,674.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.83
|
$5.57
MAD55.36
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
|
Mississippi
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
|
$32.50
MAD322.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,083.04
|
$258.42
MAD2,566.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.79
|
$169.52
MAD1,683.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.32
|
$27.53
MAD273.35
|
|
pay 83.6% less for childcare
|
Mississippi
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,753.67
|
$92.45
MAD918.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,930.57
|
$3,297.34
MAD32,744.98
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mississippi
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.43
|
$2.91
MAD28.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$1.54
MAD15.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.53
|
$3.82
MAD37.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.00
|
$22.63
MAD224.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.91
|
$5.63
MAD55.94
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Mississippi
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.46
|
$33.32
MAD330.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.86
|
$35.79
MAD355.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.22
|
$71.85
MAD713.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.17
|
$61.08
MAD606.54
|
|
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