Cost of living comparison

 Washington (DC), United States
compared to
 Moroni, Comoros
Moroni vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary
Moroni vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moroni instead of Washington, you would:

pay 55.9% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$1.61
KMF734
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$7.62
KMF3,479
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.78
 
$1.55
KMF707

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

 
Washington
Moroni
Bread
1 loaf
$4.34
 
$0.61
KMF278
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.84
 
$5.14
KMF2,345
Milk (1 gallon) $4.14
 
$15.61
KMF7,124

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pay 6.3% more for transportation

 
Washington
Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.66
 
$10.91
KMF4,982
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
 
$30.95
KMF14,127
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,699.74
 
$18,241.41
KMF8,327,209

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pay 13.5% less for housing

 
Washington
Moroni
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.46
 
$155.86
KMF71,152
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,582.95
 
$696.65
KMF318,019
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,028.70
 
$578.75
KMF264,201

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pay 74.0% less for childcare

 
Washington
Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,273.25
 
$381.55
KMF174,177
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $38,250.00
 
$13,464.56
KMF6,146,576

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pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$1.57
KMF717
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.55
 
$2.98
KMF1,363
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.75
 
$1.88
KMF856

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

 
Washington
Moroni
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.13
 
$57.88
KMF26,420
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.77
 
$57.88
KMF26,420
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.47
 
$105.03
KMF47,948

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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