Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 39.3% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.79
|
$3.35
MAD33.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.52
|
$5.83
MAD57.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.55
MAD5.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$0.41
MAD4.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.84
|
$4.21
MAD41.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.22
|
$2.99
MAD29.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$1.74
MAD17.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$2.25
MAD22.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.58
MAD5.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.50
MAD4.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.32
MAD3.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.30
MAD2.97
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.37
|
$5.71
MAD56.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.25
|
$16.31
MAD161.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,934.33
|
$25,346.37
MAD250,809.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.65
|
$6.22
MAD61.55
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.04
|
$34.00
MAD336.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€326.83
|
$265.25
MAD2,624.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.09
|
$169.42
MAD1,676.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.52
|
$31.94
MAD316.07
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€359.52
|
$98.82
MAD977.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,229.86
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,833.44
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.86
|
$2.88
MAD28.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.67
|
$1.55
MAD15.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.65
|
$3.78
MAD37.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.34
|
$22.33
MAD220.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.23
|
$5.76
MAD56.98
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.87
|
$34.13
MAD337.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.41
|
$36.92
MAD365.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.42
|
$74.41
MAD736.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.67
|
$64.10
MAD634.29
|
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