Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 3.8 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 85.7% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 18.9 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
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