Cost of living comparison
China is 73.5% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in China instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
$3.04
CN¥21.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
$5.19
CN¥36.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
$1.65
CN¥11.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
$5.98
CN¥42.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
$7.16
CN¥51.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
$1.65
CN¥11.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
$1.58
CN¥11.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
$0.76
CN¥5.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
$0.66
CN¥4.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
$0.53
CN¥3.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
$0.41
CN¥2.92
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
China
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
$4.45
CN¥31.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
$22.24
CN¥158.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
$19,593.81
CN¥139,558.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
$3.91
CN¥27.85
|
|
pay 2.5% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
$12.06
CN¥85.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
$335.80
CN¥2,391.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
$208.96
CN¥1,488.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
$39.78
CN¥283.33
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
China
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
$483.22
CN¥3,441.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
$18,043.44
CN¥128,516.18
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
$1.08
CN¥7.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
$3.20
CN¥22.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
$3.22
CN¥22.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
$42.07
CN¥299.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
$6.01
CN¥42.79
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
$48.74
CN¥347.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
$31.37
CN¥223.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
$73.58
CN¥524.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
$76.83
CN¥547.21
|
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