Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 16.3% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$2.70
MAD27.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$5.19
MAD52.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$0.45
MAD4.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
$3.86
MAD39.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$2.57
MAD26.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$2.04
MAD20.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$4.78
MAD48.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
$15.00
MAD151.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
$23,301.72
MAD235,956.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$5.75
MAD58.25
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
Colombia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$34.35
MAD347.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$257.40
MAD2,606.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$158.82
MAD1,608.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$31.71
MAD321.13
|
|
pay 1.0% less for childcare
Colombia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$104.89
MAD1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,648.12
|
|
pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$1.39
MAD14.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$3.54
MAD35.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$21.74
MAD220.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$31.88
MAD322.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$34.77
MAD352.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$67.06
MAD679.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$56.79
MAD575.03
|
|
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