Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 43.3% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 74.4% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
|
pay 52.2% more for transportation
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
|
pay 71.8% more for housing
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
|
pay 46.8% more for childcare
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about South Africa or Morocco. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.