Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 26.1% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
NGN4,448.00
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.43
NGN8,915.01
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN624.21
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
NGN500.94
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
NGN2,202.14
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.32
NGN3,801.56
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.06
NGN18,145.02
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
NGN3,046.50
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
NGN4,083.64
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
NGN3,003.08
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NGN1,415.63
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,204.26
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,360.40
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NGN1,505.62
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NGN1,461.06
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 52.2% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.36
NGN3,865.49
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.66
NGN58,519.00
|
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,742.56
NGN15,989,702.85
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.25
NGN16,827.68
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.04
NGN54,225.76
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$806.81
NGN1,324,148.67
|
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$498.69
NGN818,467.95
|
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.06
NGN26,356.43
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 49.6% more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.23
NGN125,117.41
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,836.86
NGN3,014,687.20
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,499.36
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
NGN3,541.26
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.42
NGN2,322.85
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.75
NGN61,962.35
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
NGN10,948.33
|
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.52
NGN27,118.45
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.67
NGN48,688.19
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.82
NGN88,336.44
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.66
NGN89,709.00
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
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