Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 58.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Morocco instead of United States, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$3.35
MAD33.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$5.83
MAD57.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.55
MAD5.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
pay 62.3% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.41
MAD4.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$4.21
MAD41.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$2.99
MAD29.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.74
MAD17.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$2.25
MAD22.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.58
MAD5.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.50
MAD4.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.32
MAD3.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.30
MAD2.97
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$5.71
MAD56.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$16.31
MAD161.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$25,346.37
MAD250,809.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$6.22
MAD61.55
|
|
pay 74.9% less for housing
|
United States
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$34.00
MAD336.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$265.25
MAD2,624.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$169.42
MAD1,676.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$31.94
MAD316.07
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$98.82
MAD977.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,833.44
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$2.88
MAD28.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$1.55
MAD15.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$3.78
MAD37.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$22.33
MAD220.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$5.76
MAD56.98
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$34.13
MAD337.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$36.92
MAD365.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$74.41
MAD736.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$64.10
MAD634.29
|
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