Cost of living comparison

Morocco

compared to

Latvia

Riga vs. Casablanca Cost of Living Summary

Riga is 50.9% more expensive than Casablanca.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Riga
Groceries: pay 65.0% more in Riga
Transportation: pay 32.5% more in Riga
Housing: pay 36.1% more in Riga
Childcare: pay 88.0% more in Riga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% more in Riga
Clothing: pay 32.0% more in Riga

The cost of restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Riga are more expensive than in Casablanca. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Riga.

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Riga vs. Casablanca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riga instead of Casablanca, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Casablanca	Riga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.61 MAD44.88	$16.80 €14.95	+264.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 MAD78.05	$9.24 €8.22	+15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MAD10.05	$1.61 €1.44	+56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 MAD5.96	$1.18 €1.05	+92.5%
Average			+109.8%

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pay 65.0% more for groceries

	Casablanca	Riga
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 MAD8.08	$1.43 €1.27	+72.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD52.47	$5.22 €4.65	-3.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.51 MAD34.16	$4.41 €3.92	+25.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.84 MAD17.87	$3.76 €3.34	+104.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 MAD31.55	$3.91 €3.48	+20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 MAD7.12	$1.00 €0.89	+36.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MAD6.60	$0.83 €0.73	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.35 MAD3.37	$1.13 €1.00	+225.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.14	$1.40 €1.24	+332.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 MAD2.66	$0.40 €0.36	+47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.92	$0.42 €0.37	+40.0%
Average			+65.0%

Casablanca vs. Riga - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.5% more for transportation

	Casablanca	Riga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.65 MAD55.00	$7.75 €6.90	+37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.07 MAD243.90	$33.59 €29.90	+34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.21 MAD31.22	$11.42 €10.17	+256.0%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 36.1% more for housing

	Casablanca	Riga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.10 MAD399.89	$20.41 €18.17	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.75 MAD5,747.80	$582.45 €518.40	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.32 MAD3,330.62	$385.02 €342.68	+12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.34 MAD373.07	$286.52 €255.02	+647.3%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 88.0% more for childcare

	Casablanca	Riga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$574.59 MAD5,590.53	$645.25 €574.29	+12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	+214.7%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Casablanca	Riga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 MAD39.02	$5.60 €4.98	+39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 MAD18.89	$3.72 €3.31	+91.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 MAD39.02	$6.72 €5.98	+67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.49 MAD306.43	$49.91 €44.42	+58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 MAD73.17	$10.75 €9.57	+42.9%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 32.0% more for clothing

	Casablanca	Riga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD567.52	$69.42 €61.79	+19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD427.95	$50.39 €44.85	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD884.91	$85.85 €76.41	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD570.06	$138.10 €122.91	+135.7%
Average			+32.0%

Casablanca vs. Riga - Cost of clothing

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