Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 77.1% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
|
pay 55.2% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
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