Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 17.0% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$3.66
MAD36.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS84.88
|
$5.81
MAD58.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.31
|
$0.55
MAD5.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$0.45
MAD4.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$4.41
MAD44.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$2.96
MAD29.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.70
|
$1.73
MAD17.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$2.32
MAD23.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$0.57
MAD5.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.36
|
$0.50
MAD5.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.63
|
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.84
|
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.14
|
$0.30
MAD3.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.20
|
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$5.54
MAD55.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$17.14
MAD172.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$33,700.94
MAD338,943.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.12
|
$5.57
MAD56.07
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Tajikistan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$32.50
MAD326.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,886.82
|
$258.42
MAD2,599.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,451.44
|
$169.52
MAD1,704.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS382.19
|
$27.53
MAD276.84
|
|
pay 40.3% less for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$92.45
MAD929.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,283.15
|
$3,297.34
MAD33,162.69
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$2.91
MAD29.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.18
|
$1.54
MAD15.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$3.82
MAD38.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS322.05
|
$22.63
MAD227.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$5.63
MAD56.65
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS263.95
|
$33.32
MAD335.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$35.79
MAD359.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$71.85
MAD722.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS408.38
|
$61.08
MAD614.28
|
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