Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 73.5% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 93.0% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 65.7% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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