Cost of living comparison
Russia is 17.3% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Russia instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
|
pay 79.8% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
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