Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 3.8 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.28
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.45
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.29
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.04
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.98
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.21
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.59
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.68
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.44
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Morocco
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.28
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.59
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,543.85
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.15
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.22
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,601.87
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,605.38
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD320.57
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,060.26
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,596.24
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.97
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.06
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.74
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD219.80
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.42
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.26
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD351.49
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD677.90
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD574.03
|
$105.59
|
|
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