Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 49.3% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Morocco instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Morocco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$2.70
MAD27.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$5.19
MAD51.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.52
MAD5.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.45
MAD4.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$3.86
MAD38.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$2.57
MAD25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.31
MAD13.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$2.04
MAD20.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.53
MAD5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.46
MAD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.29
MAD2.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.24
MAD2.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.26
MAD2.56
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$4.78
MAD47.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.08
|
$15.00
MAD150.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
$23,301.72
MAD233,377.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$5.75
MAD57.61
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Morocco
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
$34.35
MAD344.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
$257.40
MAD2,577.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
$158.82
MAD1,590.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
$31.71
MAD317.62
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
$104.89
MAD1,050.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,324.09
|
|
pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Morocco
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$2.57
MAD25.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.39
MAD13.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$3.54
MAD35.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.60
|
$21.74
MAD217.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Morocco
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
$31.88
MAD319.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$34.77
MAD348.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
$67.06
MAD671.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.61
|
$56.79
MAD568.75
|
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