Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 22.4% more expensive than Syria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.6% less in Morocco
- Groceries
-
pay 5.2% more in Morocco
- Transportation
-
pay 11.7% more in Morocco
- Housing
-
pay 5.9% more in Morocco
- Childcare
-
pay 77.4% more in Morocco
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.9% more in Morocco
- Clothing
-
pay 15.5% more in Morocco
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, housing, and groceries in Morocco are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Morocco.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Syria, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$3.66
MAD33.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$5.81
MAD53.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.55
MAD5.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.34
MAD3.12
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.45
MAD4.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$4.41
MAD40.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$2.96
MAD27.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$1.73
MAD16.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.32
MAD21.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.57
MAD5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.50
MAD4.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.34
MAD3.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.33
MAD3.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.30
MAD2.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.32
MAD2.94
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$5.54
MAD51.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$17.14
MAD159.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$33,700.94
MAD312,870.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$5.57
MAD51.75
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$32.50
MAD301.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$258.42
MAD2,399.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$169.52
MAD1,573.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$27.53
MAD255.55
|
|
pay 77.4% more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$92.45
MAD858.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$3,297.34
MAD30,611.71
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$2.91
MAD27.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$1.54
MAD14.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$3.82
MAD35.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$22.63
MAD210.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$5.63
MAD52.29
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$33.32
MAD309.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$35.79
MAD332.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$71.85
MAD667.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$61.08
MAD567.03
|
|
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