Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 17.8% cheaper than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.0% more in Morocco
- Groceries
-
pay 33.5% less in Morocco
- Transportation
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pay 10.8% less in Morocco
- Housing
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pay 4.7% less in Morocco
- Childcare
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pay 70.5% less in Morocco
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 7.3% less in Morocco
- Clothing
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pay 3.0% less in Morocco
Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Morocco.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB78.66
|
$3.66
MAD35.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB202.97
|
$5.81
MAD55.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB23.76
|
$0.55
MAD5.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.79
|
$0.34
MAD3.22
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.17
|
$0.45
MAD4.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB275.19
|
$4.41
MAD42.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB225.37
|
$2.96
MAD28.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB68.99
|
$1.73
MAD16.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.50
|
$2.32
MAD22.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.50
|
$0.57
MAD5.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.55
|
$0.50
MAD4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.48
|
$0.34
MAD3.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.20
|
$0.33
MAD3.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.34
|
$0.30
MAD2.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.06
|
$0.32
MAD3.03
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB150.62
|
$5.54
MAD53.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB857.48
|
$17.14
MAD164.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,057,400.67
|
$33,700.94
MAD322,813.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB325.89
|
$5.57
MAD53.40
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB577.70
|
$32.50
MAD311.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,122.73
|
$258.42
MAD2,475.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,593.89
|
$169.52
MAD1,623.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,860.22
|
$27.53
MAD263.67
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,519.17
|
$92.45
MAD885.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB348,758.80
|
$3,297.34
MAD31,584.48
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.16
|
$2.91
MAD27.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.04
|
$1.54
MAD14.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB129.71
|
$3.82
MAD36.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,645.03
|
$22.63
MAD216.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB182.77
|
$5.63
MAD53.95
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,302.02
|
$33.32
MAD319.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB989.90
|
$35.79
MAD342.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,791.02
|
$71.85
MAD688.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,210.20
|
$61.08
MAD585.05
|
|
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