Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 66.8% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 71.5% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 87.0% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 88.2% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 88.0% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
|
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