Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 54.5% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$2.70
MAD27.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$5.19
MAD51.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.52
MAD5.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
|
pay 65.3% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$0.45
MAD4.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$3.86
MAD38.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$2.57
MAD25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$1.31
MAD13.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$2.04
MAD20.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$0.53
MAD5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.46
MAD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.29
MAD2.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.24
MAD2.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.26
MAD2.56
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Iowa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$4.78
MAD47.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$15.00
MAD150.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$23,301.72
MAD233,377.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$5.75
MAD57.61
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
Iowa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$34.35
MAD344.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$257.40
MAD2,577.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$158.82
MAD1,590.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$31.71
MAD317.62
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$104.89
MAD1,050.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,324.09
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$2.57
MAD25.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$1.39
MAD13.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$3.54
MAD35.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$21.74
MAD217.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Iowa
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$31.88
MAD319.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$34.77
MAD348.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$67.06
MAD671.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$56.79
MAD568.75
|
|
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