Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 55.7% more expensive than Morocco overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.8% more in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 18.0% more in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 9.4% more in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 41.5% more in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 3.3 times more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.7% more in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 21.8% more in Turkey
The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Turkey are more expensive than in Morocco. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD33.88
|
$6.91
TRY266.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD53.78
|
$6.91
TRY266.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.09
|
$1.17
TRY45.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.12
|
$0.42
TRY16.32
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.13
|
$1.02
TRY39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD40.80
|
$4.97
TRY191.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD27.45
|
$3.15
TRY121.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD16.04
|
$1.40
TRY53.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD21.49
|
$2.40
TRY92.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.28
|
$0.37
TRY14.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.66
|
$0.87
TRY33.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.11
|
$0.42
TRY16.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.04
|
$0.51
TRY19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.81
|
$0.25
TRY9.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD2.93
|
$0.21
TRY8.20
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD51.34
|
$4.40
TRY169.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD158.73
|
$19.27
TRY743.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD312,146.55
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,728,978.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD51.63
|
$6.29
TRY242.76
|
|
pay 41.5% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD301.07
|
$11.31
TRY436.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,393.57
|
$442.81
TRY17,082.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,570.18
|
$336.49
TRY12,980.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD254.95
|
$44.46
TRY1,715.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD856.29
|
$408.60
TRY15,762.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD30,540.83
|
$6,892.93
TRY265,905.69
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD27.00
|
$2.54
TRY98.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD14.28
|
$2.62
TRY101.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD35.40
|
$1.91
TRY73.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD209.61
|
$36.34
TRY1,401.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD52.17
|
$5.10
TRY196.77
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD308.65
|
$42.74
TRY1,648.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD331.45
|
$40.74
TRY1,571.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD665.53
|
$88.38
TRY3,409.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD565.72
|
$74.39
TRY2,869.68
|
|
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