Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 61.4% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.32
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.54
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.56
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.11
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.03
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.63
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.36
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.86
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,956.78
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.25
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Morocco
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.83
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,606.43
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,608.20
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.13
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,062.12
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,648.12
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.09
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.80
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.19
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.83
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.11
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD679.09
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD575.03
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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