Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 55.7% more expensive than Morocco.
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
MAD36.58
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 41.5% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
|
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