Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 73.7% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 75.3% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.33
|
$7.20
DOP435.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD57.66
|
$6.54
DOP395.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.46
|
$0.97
DOP58.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.34
|
$0.72
DOP43.80
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.43
|
$1.52
DOP91.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD43.75
|
$3.28
DOP198.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.44
|
$4.35
DOP263.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.20
|
$1.69
DOP102.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.04
|
$2.22
DOP133.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.66
|
$1.07
DOP64.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.99
|
$0.35
DOP21.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.34
|
$0.97
DOP58.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.26
|
$0.66
DOP39.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.66
DOP39.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
$0.90
DOP54.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Morocco
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.04
|
$4.64
DOP280.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD170.19
|
$56.13
DOP3,394.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD334,674.39
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,580,639.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.36
|
$22.92
DOP1,386.27
|
|
pay 85.7% more for housing
Morocco
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD322.80
|
$36.09
DOP2,182.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,566.32
|
$624.27
DOP37,752.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,683.50
|
$355.68
DOP21,509.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD273.35
|
$49.67
DOP3,003.79
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD918.09
|
$250.80
DOP15,167.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,744.98
|
$4,459.64
DOP269,696.63
|
|
pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD28.95
|
$2.61
DOP157.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.31
|
$2.03
DOP122.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD37.95
|
$4.25
DOP257.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD224.74
|
$30.73
DOP1,858.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD55.94
|
$5.58
DOP337.24
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD330.93
|
$46.15
DOP2,791.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD355.37
|
$46.61
DOP2,818.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD713.56
|
$80.84
DOP4,889.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD606.54
|
$88.22
DOP5,334.85
|
|
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