Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 7.3% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 28.2% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
|
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