Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 39.2% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.4% less in Morocco
- Groceries
-
pay 50.3% less in Morocco
- Transportation
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pay 3.2% less in Morocco
- Housing
-
pay 78.9% less in Morocco
- Childcare
-
pay 54.0% less in Morocco
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 26.4% less in Morocco
- Clothing
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pay 15.3% less in Morocco
Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Morocco.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK51.06
|
$3.66
MAD33.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.64
|
$5.81
MAD53.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.28
|
$0.55
MAD5.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.68
|
$0.34
MAD3.12
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.13
|
$0.45
MAD4.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.06
|
$4.41
MAD40.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.93
|
$2.96
MAD27.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.20
|
$1.73
MAD16.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.51
|
$2.32
MAD21.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.42
|
$0.57
MAD5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.93
|
$0.50
MAD4.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.19
|
$0.34
MAD3.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.34
|
$0.33
MAD3.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.48
|
$0.30
MAD2.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.64
|
$0.32
MAD2.94
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.69
|
$5.54
MAD51.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.82
|
$17.14
MAD159.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,716.02
|
$33,700.94
MAD312,870.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK90.89
|
$5.57
MAD51.75
|
|
pay 78.9% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,276.51
|
$32.50
MAD301.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,674.91
|
$258.42
MAD2,399.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,512.17
|
$169.52
MAD1,573.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK322.13
|
$27.53
MAD255.55
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,038.16
|
$92.45
MAD858.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,551.91
|
$3,297.34
MAD30,611.71
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.21
|
$2.91
MAD27.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.56
|
$1.54
MAD14.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.84
|
$3.82
MAD35.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK186.37
|
$22.63
MAD210.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.74
|
$5.63
MAD52.29
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK161.86
|
$33.32
MAD309.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK183.82
|
$35.79
MAD332.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK265.51
|
$71.85
MAD667.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK405.93
|
$61.08
MAD567.03
|
|
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