Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ethiopia vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary
Ethiopia is 95.0% more expensive than Morocco overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.5% more in Ethiopia
- Groceries
-
pay 92.7% more in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 11.3% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 3.2 times more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
-
pay 4.0 times more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5% more in Ethiopia
- Clothing
-
pay 43.0% more in Ethiopia
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Morocco. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
MAD37.31
|
$4.26
ETB655.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MAD60.52
|
$6.50
ETB1,000.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MAD5.78
|
$0.61
ETB93.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.45
|
$0.57
ETB87.20
|
|
Morocco vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants
pay 92.7% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD4.74
|
$1.26
ETB193.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
MAD46.86
|
$4.34
ETB667.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
MAD31.44
|
$5.42
ETB834.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MAD18.23
|
$2.28
ETB351.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.74
MAD25.33
|
$5.76
ETB886.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD5.98
|
$3.08
ETB473.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD5.63
|
$0.43
ETB66.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.43
|
$1.06
ETB162.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.40
|
$0.40
ETB62.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.00
|
$0.28
ETB42.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.05
|
$0.91
ETB139.43
|
|
Morocco vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries
pay 11.3% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MAD54.55
|
$4.81
ETB740.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.81
MAD164.77
|
$12.00
ETB1,846.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,017.64
MAD333,200.03
|
$55,000.00
ETB8,463,587.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.80
MAD62.87
|
$3.62
ETB556.29
|
|
Morocco vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.78
MAD358.74
|
$130.20
ETB20,035.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.53
MAD2,585.98
|
$815.99
ETB125,568.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.49
MAD1,734.50
|
$512.43
ETB78,854.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.74
MAD293.58
|
$121.97
ETB18,769.25
|
|
Morocco vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$102.03
MAD943.88
|
$94.05
ETB14,472.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,226.64
MAD39,100.73
|
$30,187.50
ETB4,645,355.47
|
|
Morocco vs. Ethiopia - Cost of childcare
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
MAD34.15
|
$0.90
ETB138.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
MAD15.95
|
$1.09
ETB167.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
MAD39.04
|
$5.10
ETB784.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.02
MAD231.49
|
$62.10
ETB9,556.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
MAD61.98
|
$3.75
ETB577.06
|
|
Morocco vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 43.0% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.30
MAD345.06
|
$45.03
ETB6,929.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.94
MAD387.97
|
$75.17
ETB11,566.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.29
MAD789.01
|
$94.08
ETB14,477.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.04
MAD657.22
|
$115.09
ETB17,709.97
|
|
Morocco vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing
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