Cost of living comparison

Afghanistan

compared to

Morocco

Morocco vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Morocco is 70.0% more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.3% more in Morocco
Groceries: pay 42.5% more in Morocco
Transportation: pay 55.6% more in Morocco
Housing: pay 60.9% more in Morocco
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Morocco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.5% more in Morocco
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Morocco

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Morocco are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Notably, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Morocco.

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Morocco vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Morocco instead of Afghanistan, you would:

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pay 44.3% more for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Morocco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.77 AFN180	$3.66 MAD35.65	+32.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 AFN300	$6.44 MAD62.64	+39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 AFN31	$0.67 MAD6.50	+40.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN10	$0.38 MAD3.69	+146.6%
Average			+44.3%

Afghanistan vs. Morocco - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Morocco
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN16	$0.59 MAD5.76	+146.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 AFN142	$4.47 MAD43.51	+104.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 AFN208	$3.27 MAD31.85	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 AFN101	$1.78 MAD17.32	+14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 AFN118	$2.59 MAD25.17	+42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 AFN21	$0.64 MAD6.26	+101.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 AFN26	$0.59 MAD5.78	+50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 AFN27	$0.36 MAD3.52	-13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$0.34 MAD3.33	+43.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN18	$0.31 MAD2.98	+9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AFN15	$0.32 MAD3.09	+42.1%
Average			+42.5%

Afghanistan vs. Morocco - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.6% more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Morocco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 AFN272	$5.45 MAD53.07	+30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.77 AFN1,350	$17.07 MAD166.09	-17.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,461.54 AFN550K	$31,782.91 MAD309K	+275.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.77 AFN375	$5.89 MAD57.27	+2.0%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 60.9% more for housing

	Afghanistan	Morocco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.92 AFN6,300	$35.16 MAD342.07	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$123.08 AFN8,000	$283.95 MAD2,762.69	+130.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.80 AFN7,072	$183.27 MAD1,783.16	+68.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.46 AFN2,110	$29.10 MAD283.17	-10.3%
Average			+60.9%

Afghanistan vs. Morocco - Cost of housing

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Afghanistan	Morocco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.26 AFN1,317	$115.97 MAD1,128.35	+472.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	$5,191.04 MAD50,507.06	+396.2%
Average			+433.0%

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pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Morocco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 AFN150	$3.85 MAD37.43	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 AFN71	$1.63 MAD15.87	+48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AFN155	$3.92 MAD38.14	+64.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.08 AFN720	$22.99 MAD223.69	+107.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.31 AFN150	$5.57 MAD54.22	+141.5%
Average			+88.5%

Afghanistan vs. Morocco - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Morocco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.64 AFN692	$32.07 MAD312.07	+201.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.00 AFN1,040	$40.76 MAD396.57	+154.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.69 AFN3,750	$74.03 MAD720.29	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.08 AFN1,630	$62.59 MAD608.95	+149.6%
Average			+122.7%

Afghanistan vs. Morocco - Cost of clothing

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