Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 30.1% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$3.35
MAD33.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$5.83
MAD57.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$0.55
MAD5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$0.41
MAD4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$4.21
MAD41.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$2.99
MAD29.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$1.74
MAD17.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$2.25
MAD22.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$0.58
MAD5.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$0.50
MAD4.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$0.32
MAD3.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$0.30
MAD2.97
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$5.71
MAD56.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
$16.31
MAD161.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
$25,346.37
MAD251,039.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$6.22
MAD61.61
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$34.00
MAD336.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$265.25
MAD2,627.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$169.42
MAD1,677.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$31.94
MAD316.36
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$98.82
MAD978.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,861.71
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$2.88
MAD28.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$1.55
MAD15.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$3.78
MAD37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$22.33
MAD221.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$5.76
MAD57.04
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$34.13
MAD338.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$36.92
MAD365.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$74.41
MAD736.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$64.10
MAD634.87
|
|
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