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Colombia vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 31.3% more expensive than Morocco overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 40.2% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 37.0% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 34.6% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 82.8% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.5% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 21.6% more in Colombia

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Colombia are more expensive than in Morocco. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% more for restaurants

	Morocco	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.03 MAD37.31	$4.36 COP16,288.52	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 MAD60.52	$7.74 COP28,896.54	+18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MAD5.78	$0.88 COP3,292.66	+41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 MAD3.45	$0.62 COP2,318.65	+66.3%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 40.2% more for groceries

	Morocco	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MAD4.74	$1.36 COP5,068.74	+165.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 MAD46.86	$2.49 COP9,296.82	-50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 MAD31.44	$4.35 COP16,249.26	+28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MAD18.23	$2.23 COP8,319.47	+13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.74 MAD25.33	$2.47 COP9,207.70	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MAD5.98	$1.21 COP4,507.99	+86.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MAD5.63	$0.52 COP1,935.88	-14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 MAD3.43	$0.62 COP2,298.97	+65.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MAD3.40	$0.53 COP1,985.88	+44.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.00	$0.52 COP1,947.85	+60.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.05	$0.50 COP1,886.12	+53.2%
Average			+40.2%

Morocco vs. Colombia - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.0% more for transportation

	Morocco	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MAD54.55	$3.91 COP14,594.01	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.81 MAD164.77	$33.68 COP125,802.06	+89.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,017.64 MAD333,200.03	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	-48.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.80 MAD62.87	$16.37 COP61,139.55	+140.9%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 34.6% more for housing

	Morocco	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.78 MAD358.74	$23.34 COP87,183.25	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.53 MAD2,585.98	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	+12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.49 MAD1,734.50	$251.62 COP939,805.47	+34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.74 MAD293.58	$73.60 COP274,900.38	+131.9%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 82.8% more for childcare

	Morocco	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$102.03 MAD943.88	$234.03 COP874,092.15	+129.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,226.64 MAD39,100.73	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	+36.3%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Morocco	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.69 MAD34.15	$1.20 COP4,491.76	-67.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 MAD15.95	$1.59 COP5,956.32	-7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.22 MAD39.04	$2.56 COP9,556.21	-39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.02 MAD231.49	$25.07 COP93,650.79	+0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 MAD61.98	$4.12 COP15,392.12	-38.5%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 21.6% more for clothing

	Morocco	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.30 MAD345.06	$61.30 COP228,961.50	+64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.94 MAD387.97	$40.34 COP150,673.34	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.29 MAD789.01	$95.01 COP354,859.55	+11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.04 MAD657.22	$81.28 COP303,568.15	+14.4%
Average			+21.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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