Cost of living comparison

Morocco

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Casablanca Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 42.9% more expensive than Casablanca.

Restaurants: pay 81.2% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 75.6% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 45.2% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 28.5% more in Sarande
Childcare: pay 13.9% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 36.0% more in Sarande

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

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Sarande vs. Casablanca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.2% more for restaurants

	Casablanca	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.61 MAD44.88	$9.77 ALL794	+111.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 MAD78.05	$10.99 ALL893	+37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MAD10.05	$2.38 ALL193	+130.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 MAD5.96	$1.15 ALL93	+87.0%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 75.6% more for groceries

	Casablanca	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 MAD8.08	$1.18 ALL96	+41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD52.47	$6.45 ALL524	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.51 MAD34.16	$8.47 ALL688	+141.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.84 MAD17.87	$3.77 ALL306	+105.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 MAD31.55	$4.12 ALL335	+27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 MAD7.12	$0.89 ALL72	+21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MAD6.60	$1.12 ALL91	+64.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.35 MAD3.37	$0.92 ALL75	+166.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.14	$0.84 ALL68	+160.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 MAD2.66	$0.47 ALL38	+71.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.92	$0.58 ALL47	+92.5%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 45.2% more for transportation

	Casablanca	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.65 MAD55.00	$8.32 ALL676	+47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.07 MAD243.90	$22.39 ALL1,819	-10.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.21 MAD31.22	$32.98 ALL2,678	+927.8%
Average			+45.2%

Casablanca vs. Sarande - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.5% more for housing

	Casablanca	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.10 MAD399.89	$19.91 ALL1,617	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.75 MAD5,747.80	$848.28 ALL68,894	+43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.32 MAD3,330.62	$380.02 ALL30,864	+11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.34 MAD373.07	$74.95 ALL6,088	+95.5%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 13.9% less for childcare

	Casablanca	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$574.59 MAD5,590.53	$299.78 ALL24,347	-47.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	$7,964.27 ALL647K	+42.1%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Casablanca	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 MAD39.02	$3.54 ALL288	-11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 MAD18.89	$2.19 ALL178	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 MAD39.02	$4.76 ALL387	+18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.49 MAD306.43	$88.90 ALL7,220	+182.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 MAD73.17	$9.77 ALL794	+29.9%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 36.0% more for clothing

	Casablanca	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD567.52	$69.87 ALL5,675	+19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD427.95	$47.44 ALL3,853	+7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD884.91	$122.26 ALL9,930	+34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD570.06	$115.33 ALL9,367	+96.8%
Average			+36.0%

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