Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 2.1 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
|
pay 40.7% more for housing
Morocco
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
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