Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 33.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Japan, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Morocco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$3.35
MAD33.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥765
|
$5.83
MAD57.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.55
MAD5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
Japan
|
Morocco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.41
MAD4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$4.21
MAD41.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$2.99
MAD29.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥309
|
$1.74
MAD17.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.25
MAD22.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$0.58
MAD5.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.50
MAD4.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.32
MAD3.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.30
MAD2.97
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
Morocco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$5.71
MAD56.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,438
|
$16.31
MAD161.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
$25,346.37
MAD251,039.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,804
|
$6.22
MAD61.61
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
Japan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
$34.00
MAD336.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,802
|
$265.25
MAD2,627.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,077
|
$169.42
MAD1,677.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
$31.94
MAD316.36
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,454
|
$98.82
MAD978.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,861.71
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$2.88
MAD28.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$1.55
MAD15.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$3.78
MAD37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,644
|
$22.33
MAD221.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,801
|
$5.76
MAD57.04
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Japan
|
Morocco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
$34.13
MAD338.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
$36.92
MAD365.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
$74.41
MAD736.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,307
|
$64.10
MAD634.87
|
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