Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 2.3% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
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Turkmenistan
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 76.5% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 72.3% more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
|
pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
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pay 63.0% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$61.08
MAD612.25
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