Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 41.2% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$3.35
MAD33.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$5.83
MAD57.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$0.55
MAD5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$0.41
MAD4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$4.21
MAD41.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$2.99
MAD29.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$1.74
MAD17.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.25
MAD22.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$0.58
MAD5.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.50
MAD4.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$0.32
MAD3.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.30
MAD2.97
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$5.71
MAD56.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$16.31
MAD161.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$25,346.37
MAD251,039.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$6.22
MAD61.61
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Qatar
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$34.00
MAD336.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$265.25
MAD2,627.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$169.42
MAD1,677.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$31.94
MAD316.36
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$98.82
MAD978.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,861.71
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$2.88
MAD28.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$1.55
MAD15.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$3.78
MAD37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$22.33
MAD221.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$5.76
MAD57.04
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$34.13
MAD338.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$36.92
MAD365.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$74.41
MAD736.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$64.10
MAD634.87
|
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