Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 59.0% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.77
|
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.59
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.79
|
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.21
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.53
|
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.56
|
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.39
|
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€90.93
|
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,289.33
|
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.57
|
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,222.59
|
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€997.55
|
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.06
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,543.90
|
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,583.60
|
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.26
|
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.93
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€36.98
|
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.22
|
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€79.99
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.28
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€87.82
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.41
|
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
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