Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.0 times more expensive than Casablanca.
If you lived in United States instead of Casablanca, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Casablanca
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.04
MAD49.88
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
MAD69.83
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.28
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
MAD4.04
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Casablanca
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
MAD6.03
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
MAD39.95
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.36
MAD33.26
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
MAD18.68
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
MAD31.67
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
MAD7.16
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.66
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
MAD4.13
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.80
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.39
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MAD3.86
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 75.6% more for transportation
Casablanca
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MAD54.02
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.16
MAD229.43
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,206.98
MAD289,276.57
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.25
MAD71.82
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Casablanca
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.49
MAD391.17
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$527.52
MAD5,224.70
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.82
MAD2,969.50
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.01
MAD307.17
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Casablanca
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$202.27
MAD2,003.32
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,641.22
MAD45,968.37
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Casablanca
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
MAD34.91
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MAD19.68
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.93
MAD38.90
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.14
MAD298.50
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
MAD64.84
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Casablanca
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.51
MAD559.66
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
MAD455.70
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.22
MAD953.03
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.21
MAD952.88
|
$113.11
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about United States or Casablanca. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.