Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 4.4 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$2.53
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
$6.93
£5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
$7.62
£6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
$5.18
£4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
$1.97
£1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
$2.40
£1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
$1.90
£1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
$7.03
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
$39.73
£31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
$23.24
£18.55
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
$5.93
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
$4.02
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
$79.68
£63.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
$9.62
£7.68
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
$76.78
£61.30
|
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