Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 47.2% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 38.4% more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.69
|
$2.70
MAD27.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD417.61
|
$5.19
MAD52.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.79
|
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.61
|
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Algeria
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD429.85
|
$3.86
MAD39.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.38
|
$2.57
MAD26.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.24
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD261.95
|
$2.04
MAD20.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.22
|
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.20
|
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD78.98
|
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.65
|
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.53
|
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.32
|
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
|
pay 94.0% more for transportation
Algeria
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.29
|
$4.78
MAD48.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,272.95
|
$15.00
MAD151.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,578,147.80
|
$23,301.72
MAD235,885.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.01
|
$5.75
MAD58.23
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
Algeria
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,522.92
|
$34.35
MAD347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,682.37
|
$257.40
MAD2,605.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,907.01
|
$158.82
MAD1,607.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,443.56
|
$31.71
MAD321.04
|
|
pay 88.9% more for childcare
Algeria
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,085.14
|
$104.89
MAD1,061.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,873.17
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,639.18
|
|
pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.25
|
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.11
|
$1.39
MAD14.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.37
|
$3.54
MAD35.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,179.97
|
$21.74
MAD220.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD592.29
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,683.97
|
$31.88
MAD322.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,147.26
|
$34.77
MAD352.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,795.48
|
$67.06
MAD678.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,707.85
|
$56.79
MAD574.86
|
|
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