Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 7.3% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$3.35
MAD33.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$5.83
MAD57.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$0.55
MAD5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$0.41
MAD4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$4.21
MAD41.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$2.99
MAD29.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$1.74
MAD17.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$2.25
MAD22.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$0.58
MAD5.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.50
MAD4.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$0.32
MAD3.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.30
MAD2.97
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$5.71
MAD56.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$16.31
MAD161.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$25,346.37
MAD251,039.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$6.22
MAD61.61
|
|
pay 28.2% more for housing
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$34.00
MAD336.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$265.25
MAD2,627.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$169.42
MAD1,677.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$31.94
MAD316.36
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$98.82
MAD978.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,861.71
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$2.88
MAD28.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$1.55
MAD15.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$3.78
MAD37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$22.33
MAD221.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$5.76
MAD57.04
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$34.13
MAD338.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$36.92
MAD365.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$74.41
MAD736.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$64.10
MAD634.87
|
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