Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 18.9% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Morocco instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Morocco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$3.35
MAD33.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$5.83
MAD57.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.55
MAD5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
South Africa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.41
MAD4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$4.21
MAD41.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$2.99
MAD29.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$1.74
MAD17.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.25
MAD22.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$0.58
MAD5.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.50
MAD4.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.32
MAD3.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.30
MAD2.97
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$5.71
MAD56.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$16.31
MAD161.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$25,346.37
MAD251,039.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$6.22
MAD61.61
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
South Africa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$34.00
MAD336.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$265.25
MAD2,627.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$169.42
MAD1,677.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$31.94
MAD316.36
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$98.82
MAD978.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,861.71
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$2.88
MAD28.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$1.55
MAD15.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$3.78
MAD37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$22.33
MAD221.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$5.76
MAD57.04
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$34.13
MAD338.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$36.92
MAD365.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$74.41
MAD736.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$64.10
MAD634.87
|
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