Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.7 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 93.2% more for childcare
Morocco
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
|
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