Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 62.9% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Morocco instead of California, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
California
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
|
$2.70
MAD27.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.02
|
$5.19
MAD51.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$0.52
MAD5.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
pay 69.4% less for groceries
California
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$0.45
MAD4.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.34
|
$3.86
MAD38.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
|
$2.57
MAD25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
|
$1.31
MAD13.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.05
|
$2.04
MAD20.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.53
MAD5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.46
MAD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.29
MAD2.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.24
MAD2.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.26
MAD2.56
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
California
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$4.78
MAD47.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.08
|
$15.00
MAD150.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.45
|
$23,301.72
MAD233,377.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.49
|
$5.75
MAD57.61
|
|
pay 77.6% less for housing
California
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.94
|
$34.35
MAD344.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,161.66
|
$257.40
MAD2,577.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,891.75
|
$158.82
MAD1,590.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.84
|
$31.71
MAD317.62
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
California
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.75
|
$104.89
MAD1,050.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,865.17
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,324.09
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.51
|
$2.57
MAD25.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$1.39
MAD13.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$3.54
MAD35.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.94
|
$21.74
MAD217.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.37
|
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
California
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.43
|
$31.88
MAD319.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
|
$34.77
MAD348.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.58
|
$67.06
MAD671.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
|
$56.79
MAD568.75
|
|
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