Cost of living comparison
Iran is 5.4% cheaper than Morocco.
If you lived in Iran instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
$3.82
IRR160,621
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
$3.47
IRR145,980
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
$0.78
IRR32,834
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
$0.81
IRR34,261
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
$0.56
IRR23,531
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
$2.14
IRR90,245
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
$2.87
IRR120,909
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
$1.18
IRR49,566
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
$1.67
IRR70,361
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
$0.49
IRR20,807
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
$0.81
IRR33,965
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
$0.49
IRR20,642
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
$0.31
IRR12,882
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.27
IRR11,305
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
$0.24
IRR10,151
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
$2.31
IRR97,144
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
$11.56
IRR486,497
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,301,671
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
$2.86
IRR120,595
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
$13.08
IRR550,644
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
$363.68
IRR15,308,064
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
$243.70
IRR10,257,770
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
$12.71
IRR534,833
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
$92.02
IRR3,873,421
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,406,754
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
$0.81
IRR34,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
$1.26
IRR53,168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
$1.97
IRR82,874
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
$17.74
IRR746,777
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
$1.64
IRR69,006
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,014
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
$107.71
IRR4,533,978
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
$67.95
IRR2,860,219
|
|
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