Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 39.6% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
|
Samoa
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Samoa
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Samoa
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
|
Samoa
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
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