Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 14.7% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.31
|
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.53
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.10
|
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.02
|
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.62
|
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.35
|
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.81
|
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,885.59
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.23
|
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.73
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,605.64
|
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,607.71
|
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.04
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
|
pay 70.2% more for childcare
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,061.80
|
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,639.18
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.08
|
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.79
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.12
|
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.73
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.00
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD678.89
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD574.86
|
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
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