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
MAD36.67
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 41.5% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
|
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