Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 3.1% cheaper than Morocco.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.02
|
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD51.97
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.24
|
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.51
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD38.68
|
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.74
|
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.09
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.40
|
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.26
|
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.64
|
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.86
|
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.42
|
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.56
|
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD47.84
|
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD150.20
|
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD233,377.93
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD57.61
|
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD344.03
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,577.94
|
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,590.62
|
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD317.62
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,050.51
|
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,324.09
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.73
|
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD13.93
|
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.41
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD217.78
|
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD319.30
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD348.26
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD671.67
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD568.75
|
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
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