Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 13.3% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Peru, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
|
Peru
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
|
Peru
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
|
Peru
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
|
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