Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 71.4% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 83.2% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Morocco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.66
CHF24.72
|
$3.66
MAD36.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.97
CHF15.16
|
$5.81
MAD58.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
$0.55
MAD5.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
|
pay 71.8% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
$0.45
MAD4.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.22
CHF11.81
|
$4.41
MAD44.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.31
CHF6.53
|
$2.96
MAD29.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
$1.73
MAD17.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
$2.32
MAD23.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
CHF1.35
|
$0.57
MAD5.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
$0.50
MAD5.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
$0.30
MAD3.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
$5.54
MAD55.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.11
CHF101.97
|
$17.14
MAD172.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,806.66
CHF32,889.69
|
$33,700.94
MAD338,943.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.03
CHF37.56
|
$5.57
MAD56.07
|
|
pay 74.0% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Morocco
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.46
CHF47.77
|
$32.50
MAD326.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.06
|
$258.42
MAD2,599.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,411.84
CHF1,261.59
|
$169.52
MAD1,704.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.02
CHF160.86
|
$27.53
MAD276.84
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,587.05
CHF2,311.74
|
$92.45
MAD929.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,321.56
CHF27,094.74
|
$3,297.34
MAD33,162.69
|
|
pay 68.8% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Morocco
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
$2.91
MAD29.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
$1.54
MAD15.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
$3.82
MAD38.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.49
CHF79.07
|
$22.63
MAD227.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
$5.63
MAD56.65
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Morocco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.70
CHF108.75
|
$33.32
MAD335.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.65
CHF55.09
|
$35.79
MAD359.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.06
CHF121.58
|
$71.85
MAD722.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.75
CHF157.94
|
$61.08
MAD614.28
|
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