Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 19.6% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Morocco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Ecuador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
Ecuador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
|
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