Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 49.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Italy, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Morocco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
Italy
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Italy
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Italy
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Italy
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Morocco
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Morocco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
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