Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.3 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Spain instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.79
|
$13.87
€13.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.40
|
$9.22
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.52
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.48
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.31
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.81
|
$4.16
€3.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.42
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.33
|
$3.36
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.73
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.05
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
$1.13
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.05
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
pay 69.0% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.75
|
$6.38
€6.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD172.36
|
$34.26
€32.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD338,943.62
|
$33,643.92
€32,294.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD56.07
|
$14.57
€13.98
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD326.92
|
$31.87
€30.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,599.05
|
$872.36
€837.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,704.98
|
$692.13
€664.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD276.84
|
$103.97
€99.80
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD929.80
|
$385.97
€370.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,162.69
|
$7,352.21
€7,057.21
|
|
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.32
|
$2.84
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.51
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.43
|
$5.66
€5.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD227.60
|
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.65
|
$8.63
€8.29
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD335.15
|
$75.89
€72.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD359.91
|
$32.12
€30.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD722.66
|
$77.96
€74.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD614.28
|
$91.38
€87.72
|
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