Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ecuador vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary
Ecuador is 17.7% more expensive than Morocco overall.
Ecuador vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD35.65
|
$3.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
MAD62.64
|
$6.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MAD6.50
|
$0.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MAD3.69
|
$0.70
|
|
Morocco vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants
pay 25.6% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MAD5.76
|
$1.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
MAD43.51
|
$3.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
MAD31.85
|
$4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
MAD17.32
|
$2.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
MAD25.17
|
$2.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MAD6.26
|
$0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.78
|
$0.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
MAD3.52
|
$0.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
$0.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD2.98
|
$0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.09
|
$0.43
|
|
Morocco vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries
pay 20.7% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MAD53.07
|
$2.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.07
MAD166.09
|
$19.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,782.91
MAD309K
|
$21,347.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MAD57.27
|
$12.14
|
|
Morocco vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation
pay 26.6% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.16
MAD342.07
|
$27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.95
MAD2,762.69
|
$337.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.27
MAD1,783.16
|
$242.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.10
MAD283.17
|
$45.32
|
|
Morocco vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing
pay 64.4% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.97
MAD1,128.35
|
$310.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,191.04
MAD50,507.06
|
$5,243.49
|
|
Morocco vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.85
MAD37.43
|
$2.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
MAD15.87
|
$2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MAD38.14
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.99
MAD223.69
|
$31.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.57
MAD54.22
|
$6.28
|
|
Morocco vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 35.4% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.07
MAD312.07
|
$61.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
MAD396.57
|
$41.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
MAD720.29
|
$106.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
MAD608.95
|
$76.17
|
|
Morocco vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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