Cost of living comparison

Morocco

compared to

South Africa

Cape Town vs. Casablanca Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 52.3% more expensive than Casablanca.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% more in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 58.5% more in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 51.7% more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 88.0% more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 25.4% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% more in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 13.5% more in Cape Town

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Cape Town are more expensive than in Casablanca. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cape Town.

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Cape Town vs. Casablanca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cape Town instead of Casablanca, you would:

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pay 49.4% more for restaurants

	Casablanca	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.61 MAD44.88	$12.02 ZAR198.22	+160.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 MAD78.05	$6.01 ZAR99.11	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MAD10.05	$1.30 ZAR21.44	+25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 MAD5.96	$0.99 ZAR16.37	+62.1%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 58.5% more for groceries

	Casablanca	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 MAD8.08	$1.23 ZAR20.34	+48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD52.47	$4.39 ZAR72.41	-18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.51 MAD34.16	$4.99 ZAR82.36	+42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.84 MAD17.87	$3.14 ZAR51.78	+71.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 MAD31.55	$3.07 ZAR50.65	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 MAD7.12	$0.85 ZAR13.99	+15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MAD6.60	$0.87 ZAR14.35	+28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.35 MAD3.37	$0.77 ZAR12.72	+122.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.14	$0.95 ZAR15.70	+194.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 MAD2.66	$0.70 ZAR11.51	+155.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.92	$0.68 ZAR11.29	+128.1%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 51.7% more for transportation

	Casablanca	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.65 MAD55.00	$5.86 ZAR96.61	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.07 MAD243.90	$60.09 ZAR991.09	+139.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.21 MAD31.22	$12.62 ZAR208.13	+293.3%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 88.0% more for housing

	Casablanca	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.10 MAD399.89	$39.98 ZAR659.39	-2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.75 MAD5,747.80	$1,017.49 ZAR16,782.53	+72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.32 MAD3,330.62	$706.64 ZAR11,655.27	+106.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.34 MAD373.07	$88.53 ZAR1,460.27	+130.9%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 25.4% less for childcare

	Casablanca	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$574.59 MAD5,590.53	$262.39 ZAR4,327.78	-54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	$6,820.14 ZAR112K	+21.7%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Casablanca	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 MAD39.02	$3.00 ZAR49.55	-25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 MAD18.89	$2.43 ZAR40.04	+25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 MAD39.02	$3.61 ZAR59.47	-10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.49 MAD306.43	$49.37 ZAR814.26	+56.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 MAD73.17	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+19.9%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 13.5% more for clothing

	Casablanca	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD567.52	$55.49 ZAR915.30	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD427.95	$32.30 ZAR532.71	-26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD884.91	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	+31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD570.06	$105.58 ZAR1,741.49	+80.2%
Average			+13.5%

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