Cost of living comparison
Arkansas is 3.6 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.31
|
$14.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD57.93
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.46
|
$2.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.06
|
$3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD41.83
|
$5.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.72
|
$3.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.30
|
$2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.35
|
$4.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.78
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.93
|
$0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.02
|
$1.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 58.9% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD56.67
|
$2.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD161.99
|
$35.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD251,707.50
|
$33,168.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD61.77
|
$14.71
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD337.62
|
$65.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,634.16
|
$1,250.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,682.45
|
$925.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD317.20
|
$168.25
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD981.40
|
$1,088.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD30,943.81
|
$22,150.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.57
|
$5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.35
|
$4.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.59
|
$7.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD221.76
|
$41.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.19
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD338.90
|
$48.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD366.67
|
$38.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD738.92
|
$88.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD636.56
|
$113.10
|
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