Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 54.0% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$2.70
MAD27.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.19
MAD52.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.86
MAD39.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$2.57
MAD26.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.04
MAD20.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.78
MAD48.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
MAD151.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,301.72
MAD235,885.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$5.75
MAD58.23
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$34.35
MAD347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$257.40
MAD2,605.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$158.82
MAD1,607.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$31.71
MAD321.04
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$104.89
MAD1,061.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,639.18
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$1.39
MAD14.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$3.54
MAD35.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$21.74
MAD220.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$31.88
MAD322.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$34.77
MAD352.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.06
MAD678.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$56.79
MAD574.86
|
|
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