Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 44.7% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.9% less in Morocco
- Groceries
-
pay 47.5% less in Morocco
- Transportation
-
pay 31.2% less in Morocco
- Housing
-
pay 54.4% less in Morocco
- Childcare
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pay 65.6% less in Morocco
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 26.8% less in Morocco
- Clothing
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pay 21.4% less in Morocco
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Morocco.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Spain, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.75
|
$3.66
MAD35.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.47
|
$5.81
MAD56.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.96
|
$0.55
MAD5.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.45
|
$0.34
MAD3.26
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$0.45
MAD4.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
$4.41
MAD42.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.82
|
$2.96
MAD28.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.44
|
$1.73
MAD16.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.09
|
$2.32
MAD22.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.57
MAD5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.50
MAD4.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.34
MAD3.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.33
MAD3.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.30
MAD2.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.32
MAD3.06
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$5.54
MAD53.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€31.50
|
$17.14
MAD165.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€30,935.52
|
$33,700.94
MAD326,002.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.39
|
$5.57
MAD53.92
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€29.30
|
$32.50
MAD314.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€802.14
|
$258.42
MAD2,499.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€636.41
|
$169.52
MAD1,639.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€95.60
|
$27.53
MAD266.27
|
|
pay 65.6% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€354.90
|
$92.45
MAD894.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,760.34
|
$3,297.34
MAD31,896.49
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$2.91
MAD28.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.82
|
$1.54
MAD14.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
$3.82
MAD36.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.42
|
$22.63
MAD218.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.94
|
$5.63
MAD54.49
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€69.78
|
$33.32
MAD322.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€29.53
|
$35.79
MAD346.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€71.68
|
$71.85
MAD695.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€84.03
|
$61.08
MAD590.83
|
|
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