Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 33.3% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,904
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 61.1% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER981
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,641
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER646
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,737
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,841
|
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,008,005
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,009
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,009
|
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,812
|
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,264
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER942
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,458
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,350
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
|
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