Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 68.5% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 58.5% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
$6.37
MDL116.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
$6.65
MDL122.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$0.89
MDL16.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.62
MDL11.34
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
$0.45
MDL8.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
$4.73
MDL86.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
$4.55
MDL83.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
$1.91
MDL35.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
$2.35
MDL43.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
$0.36
MDL6.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
$0.80
MDL14.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.75
MDL13.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$0.86
MDL15.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.30
MDL5.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.30
MDL5.55
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
$4.99
MDL91.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
$12.97
MDL237.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
$25,774.44
MDL472,850.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
$4.49
MDL82.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
$10.34
MDL189.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
$453.48
MDL8,319.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
$380.54
MDL6,981.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
$170.43
MDL3,126.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
$368.94
MDL6,768.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
$5,247.42
MDL96,267.64
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
$1.25
MDL22.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
$1.42
MDL26.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
$2.77
MDL50.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
$42.20
MDL774.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
$5.82
MDL106.77
|
|
pay 65.0% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
$62.93
MDL1,154.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
$48.50
MDL889.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
$94.60
MDL1,735.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
$124.56
MDL2,285.16
|
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