Cost of living comparison
Tennessee is 3.8 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Tennessee instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.33
|
$17.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD57.66
|
$9.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.46
|
$2.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.34
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.43
|
$2.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD43.75
|
$5.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.44
|
$3.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.20
|
$3.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.04
|
$5.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.66
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.99
|
$0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.34
|
$1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.26
|
$2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.04
|
$3.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD170.19
|
$41.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD334,674.39
|
$31,466.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.36
|
$14.88
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD322.80
|
$66.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,566.32
|
$1,303.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,683.50
|
$1,173.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD273.35
|
$147.41
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD918.09
|
$1,030.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,744.98
|
$17,284.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD28.95
|
$5.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.31
|
$5.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD37.95
|
$7.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD224.74
|
$33.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD55.94
|
$12.70
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD330.93
|
$53.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD355.37
|
$43.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD713.56
|
$85.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD606.54
|
$109.39
|
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