Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 50.3% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,732
|
$2.70
MAD27.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
$5.19
MAD52.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡868
|
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡756
|
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡940
|
$0.45
MAD4.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,086
|
$3.86
MAD39.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,242
|
$2.57
MAD26.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,969
|
$2.04
MAD20.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡928
|
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡332
|
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡631
|
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡485
|
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡464
|
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡543
|
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,806
|
$4.78
MAD48.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,156
|
$15.00
MAD151.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
$23,301.72
MAD235,956.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,727
|
$5.75
MAD58.25
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
$34.35
MAD347.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡408,925
|
$257.40
MAD2,606.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡262,410
|
$158.82
MAD1,608.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
$31.71
MAD321.13
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡184,291
|
$104.89
MAD1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,648.12
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,448
|
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,470
|
$1.39
MAD14.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
$3.54
MAD35.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,118
|
$21.74
MAD220.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,607
|
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
$31.88
MAD322.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
$34.77
MAD352.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
$67.06
MAD679.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡38,946
|
$56.79
MAD575.03
|
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