Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 12.1% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Russia, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 87.8% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 48.7% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
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