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Morocco vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Morocco is 1.6% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% more in Morocco
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Morocco
Transportation: pay 59.9% more in Morocco
Housing: pay 2.3% less in Morocco
Childcare: pay 36.2% less in Morocco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Morocco
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Morocco

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Morocco are more expensive than in Malaysia. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Morocco.

Morocco vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Morocco instead of Malaysia, you would:

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pay 13.5% more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Morocco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MYR13.31	$4.03 MAD37.31	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 MYR18.24	$6.54 MAD60.52	+48.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MYR3.01	$0.62 MAD5.78	-14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.63	$0.37 MAD3.45	-5.1%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Malaysia	Morocco
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MYR4.21	$0.51 MAD4.74	-49.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.79 MYR32.19	$5.07 MAD46.86	-35.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 MYR27.55	$3.40 MAD31.44	-49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MYR8.21	$1.97 MAD18.23	-0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MYR7.99	$2.74 MAD25.33	+41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 MYR5.29	$0.65 MAD5.98	-49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.75	$0.61 MAD5.63	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.34	$0.37 MAD3.43	-71.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR3.03	$0.37 MAD3.40	-49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.20	$0.32 MAD3.00	-39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.42	$0.33 MAD3.05	-43.7%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 59.9% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Morocco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.86 MYR7.67	$5.90 MAD54.55	+217.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.26 MYR63.08	$17.81 MAD164.77	+16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	$36,017.64 MAD333,200.03	+0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.52 MYR26.93	$6.80 MAD62.87	+4.3%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 2.3% less for housing

	Malaysia	Morocco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.18 MYR112.33	$38.78 MAD358.74	+42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	$279.53 MAD2,585.98	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	$187.49 MAD1,734.50	-24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.37 MYR142.05	$31.74 MAD293.58	-7.7%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 36.2% less for childcare

	Malaysia	Morocco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.62 MYR705.09	$102.03 MAD943.88	-40.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	$4,226.64 MAD39,100.73	-32.2%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Morocco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 MYR15.38	$3.69 MAD34.15	-0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 MYR10.85	$1.72 MAD15.95	-34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 MYR17.26	$4.22 MAD39.04	+1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.40 MYR150.42	$25.02 MAD231.49	-31.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 MYR19.07	$6.70 MAD61.98	+45.1%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Morocco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.37 MYR245.35	$37.30 MAD345.06	-37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.69 MYR122.68	$41.94 MAD387.97	+41.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.68 MYR292.07	$85.29 MAD789.01	+20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.86 MYR234.98	$71.04 MAD657.22	+24.9%
Average			+12.4%

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