Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 14.4% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
$3.66
MAD36.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
$5.81
MAD57.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
$0.55
MAD5.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
$0.34
MAD3.35
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
$0.45
MAD4.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
$4.41
MAD43.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
$2.96
MAD29.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
$1.73
MAD17.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
$2.32
MAD23.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
$0.57
MAD5.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
$0.50
MAD5.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
$0.34
MAD3.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
$0.30
MAD3.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
$0.32
MAD3.16
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
$5.54
MAD55.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
$17.14
MAD170.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
$33,700.94
MAD335,848.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
$5.57
MAD55.55
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
$32.50
MAD323.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
$258.42
MAD2,575.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
$169.52
MAD1,689.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
$27.53
MAD274.31
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
$92.45
MAD921.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
$3,297.34
MAD32,859.84
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
$2.91
MAD29.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
$1.54
MAD15.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
$3.82
MAD38.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
$22.63
MAD225.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
$5.63
MAD56.13
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
$33.32
MAD332.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
$35.79
MAD356.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
$71.85
MAD716.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
$61.08
MAD608.67
|
|
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