Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 31.5% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
|
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