Cost of living comparison
China is 36.3% more expensive than Casablanca.
If you lived in China instead of Casablanca, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Casablanca
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.86
MAD39.06
|
$3.33
CN¥24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
$5.25
CN¥38.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
MAD5.01
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.32
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
Casablanca
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
MAD5.58
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
MAD40.36
|
$6.22
CN¥45.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.96
|
$7.41
CN¥53.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MAD14.56
|
$1.75
CN¥12.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
MAD27.95
|
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
MAD6.04
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MAD5.53
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.15
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.18
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.60
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.08
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
Casablanca
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
MAD56.71
|
$4.64
CN¥33.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.76
MAD230.35
|
$21.41
CN¥155.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,712.65
MAD270,414.74
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,893.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
MAD68.10
|
$4.14
CN¥30.01
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Casablanca
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MAD366.90
|
$14.28
CN¥103.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$466.98
MAD4,727.25
|
$401.04
CN¥2,904.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.50
MAD2,647.17
|
$247.64
CN¥1,793.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.76
MAD301.24
|
$39.51
CN¥286.19
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Casablanca
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.72
MAD2,072.41
|
$456.56
CN¥3,306.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,074.35
MAD41,245.08
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,538.96
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
Casablanca
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MAD30.05
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
MAD19.29
|
$3.48
CN¥25.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
$3.40
CN¥24.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.06
MAD253.72
|
$42.27
CN¥306.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
$6.35
CN¥46.02
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Casablanca
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.16
MAD487.48
|
$51.26
CN¥371.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.53
MAD390.07
|
$33.18
CN¥240.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.17
MAD902.63
|
$80.69
CN¥584.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.02
MAD870.78
|
$76.44
CN¥553.63
|
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