Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 9.0% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,472
|
$3.66
MAD36.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,447
|
$5.81
MAD57.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,226
|
$0.55
MAD5.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$0.34
MAD3.35
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$0.45
MAD4.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$4.41
MAD43.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,640
|
$2.96
MAD29.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,286
|
$1.73
MAD17.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,005
|
$2.32
MAD23.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,888
|
$0.57
MAD5.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.50
MAD5.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$0.34
MAD3.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.30
MAD3.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF446
|
$0.32
MAD3.16
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,138
|
$5.54
MAD55.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,787
|
$17.14
MAD170.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,321,148
|
$33,700.94
MAD335,848.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,893
|
$5.57
MAD55.55
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,898
|
$32.50
MAD323.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,764
|
$258.42
MAD2,575.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,647
|
$169.52
MAD1,689.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,162
|
$27.53
MAD274.31
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,707
|
$92.45
MAD921.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,166,849
|
$3,297.34
MAD32,859.84
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,491
|
$2.91
MAD29.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$1.54
MAD15.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,230
|
$3.82
MAD38.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,613
|
$22.63
MAD225.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,969
|
$5.63
MAD56.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,856
|
$33.32
MAD332.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,812
|
$35.79
MAD356.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,437
|
$71.85
MAD716.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,061
|
$61.08
MAD608.67
|
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