Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.0 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 98.5% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 97.0% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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