Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.3 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.32
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.54
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$1.50
$289.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$2.67
$515.47
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.56
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.11
|
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.03
|
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.63
|
$4.48
$865.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$0.91
$175.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$1.25
$242.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$1.81
$350.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$2.36
$456.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$1.04
$201.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$1.82
$351.33
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.36
|
$3.94
$760.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.86
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,956.78
|
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.25
|
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.83
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,606.43
|
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,608.20
|
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.13
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Morocco
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,062.12
|
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,648.12
|
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$2.50
$483.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.09
|
$3.67
$708.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.80
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.19
|
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.83
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.11
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD679.09
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD575.03
|
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
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