Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 6.3% cheaper than Morocco.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
$2.68
LKR784.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
$6.46
LKR1,889.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
$0.64
LKR186.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
$0.33
LKR96.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
$0.58
LKR170.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
$6.28
LKR1,838.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
$5.98
LKR1,750.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
$2.14
LKR624.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
$2.26
LKR662.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
$2.80
LKR820.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
$0.42
LKR123.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
$2.35
LKR688.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
$0.61
LKR178.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.46
LKR134.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
$0.43
LKR126.25
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Morocco
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
$4.75
LKR1,388.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,665,896.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
$3.08
LKR900.76
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
Morocco
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
$14.05
LKR4,110.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
$150.86
LKR44,141.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
$101.60
LKR29,725.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
$30.30
LKR8,864.07
|
|
pay 79.1% less for childcare
Morocco
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
$24.77
LKR7,246.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
$520.09
LKR152,170.86
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
$2.01
LKR589.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
$2.33
LKR680.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
$7.45
LKR2,181.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
$12.08
LKR3,534.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
$3.25
LKR950.60
|
|
pay 36.5% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
$27.19
LKR7,954.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
$18.21
LKR5,329.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
$54.88
LKR16,056.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
$32.71
LKR9,569.41
|
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