Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 55.6% cheaper than Michigan.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Michigan, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
Michigan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.48
|
$2.70
MAD27.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
|
$5.19
MAD52.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
|
pay 63.4% less for groceries
Michigan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
|
$0.45
MAD4.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$3.86
MAD39.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
|
$2.57
MAD26.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.72
|
$2.04
MAD20.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Michigan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
|
$4.78
MAD48.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.43
|
$15.00
MAD151.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,342.55
|
$23,301.72
MAD235,956.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.62
|
$5.75
MAD58.25
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Michigan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.13
|
$34.35
MAD347.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.04
|
$257.40
MAD2,606.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$934.45
|
$158.82
MAD1,608.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.73
|
$31.71
MAD321.13
|
|
pay 85.6% less for childcare
Michigan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$963.48
|
$104.89
MAD1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,333.33
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,648.12
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Michigan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.66
|
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.32
|
$1.39
MAD14.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.84
|
$3.54
MAD35.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.32
|
$21.74
MAD220.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.13
|
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Michigan
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.07
|
$31.88
MAD322.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.70
|
$34.77
MAD352.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.63
|
$67.06
MAD679.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.66
|
$56.79
MAD575.03
|
|
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