Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 33.2% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 14.0% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.79
|
$3.07
SZL55.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.40
|
$2.33
SZL42.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.52
|
$0.93
SZL16.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$0.55
SZL9.90
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.48
|
$0.76
SZL13.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.31
|
$4.86
SZL87.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.81
|
$4.01
SZL72.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.42
|
$1.70
SZL30.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.33
|
$1.97
SZL35.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.73
|
$0.75
SZL13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.05
|
$0.33
SZL6.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$0.43
SZL7.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
$0.64
SZL11.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.05
|
$0.45
SZL8.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.53
SZL9.56
|
|
pay 93.4% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.75
|
$4.74
SZL85.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD172.36
|
$29.82
SZL537.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD338,943.62
|
$17,039.98
SZL307,306.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD56.07
|
$25.84
SZL466.01
|
|
pay 47.4% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD326.92
|
$57.61
SZL1,038.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,599.05
|
$227.20
SZL4,097.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,704.98
|
$184.60
SZL3,329.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD276.84
|
$59.36
SZL1,070.55
|
|
pay 45.7% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD929.80
|
$128.26
SZL2,313.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,162.69
|
$5,035.74
SZL90,816.88
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.32
|
$1.85
SZL33.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.51
|
$1.74
SZL31.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.43
|
$2.56
SZL46.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD227.60
|
$28.40
SZL512.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.65
|
$3.69
SZL66.58
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD335.15
|
$52.17
SZL940.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD359.91
|
$23.67
SZL426.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD722.66
|
$73.84
SZL1,331.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD614.28
|
$80.58
SZL1,453.22
|
|
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