Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.6 times more expensive than Casablanca.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Casablanca, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Casablanca
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.86
MAD38.70
|
$7.57
¥1,160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
MAD64.51
|
$5.30
¥812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
MAD4.96
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
|
Casablanca
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
MAD5.53
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
MAD39.99
|
$7.12
¥1,092
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.68
|
$5.46
¥837
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MAD14.43
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
MAD27.70
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
MAD5.99
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MAD5.48
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.12
|
$3.33
¥510
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.15
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.06
|
$1.79
¥274
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Casablanca
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
MAD56.19
|
$4.77
¥731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.76
MAD228.25
|
$75.67
¥11,598
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,712.65
MAD267,949.99
|
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
MAD67.48
|
$28.75
¥4,407
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Casablanca
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MAD363.55
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$466.98
MAD4,684.16
|
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.50
MAD2,623.04
|
$671.52
¥102,928
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.76
MAD298.50
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Casablanca
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.72
MAD2,053.52
|
$616.16
¥94,442
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,074.35
MAD40,869.14
|
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
|
pay 89.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Casablanca
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MAD29.77
|
$4.16
¥638
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
MAD19.11
|
$3.54
¥543
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.71
|
$4.54
¥696
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.06
MAD251.41
|
$72.81
¥11,159
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.51
|
$13.62
¥2,088
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
|
Casablanca
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.16
MAD483.04
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.53
MAD386.52
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.17
MAD894.41
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.02
MAD862.84
|
$103.70
¥15,895
|
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