Cost of living comparison
Iran is 8.8% cheaper than Morocco.
If you lived in Iran instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.79
|
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.40
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.52
|
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.48
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.31
|
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.81
|
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.42
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.33
|
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.73
|
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.05
|
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.05
|
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.75
|
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD172.36
|
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD338,943.62
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD56.07
|
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD326.92
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,599.05
|
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,704.98
|
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD276.84
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD929.80
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,162.69
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.32
|
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.51
|
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.43
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD227.60
|
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.65
|
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD335.15
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD359.91
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD722.66
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD614.28
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
|
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