Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 47.8% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 22.8% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 82.5% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 35.9% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 95.2% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
|
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