Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 33.3% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$3.35
MAD33.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$5.83
MAD57.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.55
MAD5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
|
pay 61.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.41
MAD4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$4.21
MAD41.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$2.99
MAD29.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$1.74
MAD17.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.25
MAD22.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.58
MAD5.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.50
MAD4.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.32
MAD3.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.30
MAD2.97
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.71
MAD56.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$16.31
MAD161.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$25,346.37
MAD251,039.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$6.22
MAD61.61
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$34.00
MAD336.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$265.25
MAD2,627.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$169.42
MAD1,677.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$31.94
MAD316.36
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$98.82
MAD978.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,861.71
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$2.88
MAD28.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.55
MAD15.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$3.78
MAD37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$22.33
MAD221.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$5.76
MAD57.04
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$34.13
MAD338.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$36.92
MAD365.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$74.41
MAD736.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$64.10
MAD634.87
|
|
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