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
LKR837.48
|
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
|
pay 55.2% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
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