Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 2.0% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$2.70
MAD27.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$5.19
MAD52.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.52
MAD5.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
|
pay 69.0% less for groceries
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$0.45
MAD4.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$3.86
MAD38.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$2.57
MAD25.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$1.31
MAD13.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$2.04
MAD20.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$0.53
MAD5.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.46
MAD4.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.29
MAD2.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.24
MAD2.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.26
MAD2.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$4.78
MAD48.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
MAD150.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$23,301.72
MAD234,377.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$5.75
MAD57.86
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$34.35
MAD345.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$257.40
MAD2,588.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$158.82
MAD1,597.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$31.71
MAD318.98
|
|
pay 58.9% more for childcare
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$104.89
MAD1,055.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,449.71
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.57
MAD25.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$1.39
MAD13.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$3.54
MAD35.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$21.74
MAD218.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
|
pay 77.3% more for clothing
|
Liberia
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$31.88
MAD320.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$34.77
MAD349.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$67.06
MAD674.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$56.79
MAD571.18
|
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