Cost of living comparison
China is 84.8% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in China instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.28
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.45
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.29
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 94.1% more for groceries
Morocco
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.04
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.98
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.21
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.59
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.68
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.44
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Morocco
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.28
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.59
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,543.85
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.15
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
Morocco
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.22
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,601.87
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,605.38
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD320.57
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,060.26
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,596.24
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.97
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.06
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.74
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD219.80
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.42
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Morocco
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.26
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD351.49
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD677.90
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD574.03
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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