Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 4.4 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.28
|
$18.79
£15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.45
|
$8.69
£7.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.29
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$1.63
£1.32
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.04
|
$5.70
£4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.98
|
$6.94
£5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.21
|
$4.80
£3.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.59
|
$3.13
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
$2.71
£2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.68
|
$2.68
£2.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$1.67
£1.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$1.95
£1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.44
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.28
|
$6.41
£5.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.59
|
$50.62
£40.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,543.85
|
$28,537.25
£23,071.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.15
|
$24.01
£19.41
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.22
|
$62.19
£50.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,601.87
|
$1,570.37
£1,269.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,605.38
|
$1,409.56
£1,139.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD320.57
|
$147.13
£118.95
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,060.26
|
$1,425.66
£1,152.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,596.24
|
$16,919.68
£13,679.11
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.97
|
$5.68
£4.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.06
|
$3.84
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.74
|
$9.76
£7.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD219.80
|
$74.46
£60.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.42
|
$9.24
£7.47
|
|
pay 74.6% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.26
|
$90.66
£73.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD351.49
|
$37.47
£30.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD677.90
|
$85.36
£69.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD574.03
|
$101.62
£82.16
|
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