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Romania vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 85.0% more expensive than Morocco overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Romania
Groceries: pay 47.1% more in Romania
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in Romania
Housing: pay 71.1% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 21.7% more in Romania

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Romania are more expensive than in Morocco. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Romania.

Romania vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Morocco, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Morocco	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.03 MAD37.25	$10.04 RON43.92	+149.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 MAD60.43	$7.48 RON32.70	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MAD5.77	$1.94 RON8.49	+210.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 MAD3.45	$1.61 RON7.06	+332.6%
Average			+176.7%

Morocco vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.1% more for groceries

	Morocco	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MAD4.73	$1.18 RON5.16	+130.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 MAD46.79	$4.01 RON17.55	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 MAD31.38	$5.61 RON24.52	+65.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MAD18.20	$3.05 RON13.32	+54.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.74 MAD25.29	$2.90 RON12.68	+6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MAD5.97	$0.51 RON2.22	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MAD5.62	$0.70 RON3.05	+14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 MAD3.43	$0.70 RON3.07	+89.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MAD3.39	$0.93 RON4.07	+153.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.00	$0.39 RON1.72	+21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.04	$0.42 RON1.81	+25.9%
Average			+47.1%

Morocco vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Morocco	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MAD54.46	$6.02 RON26.33	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.81 MAD164.51	$23.52 RON102.83	+32.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,017.64 MAD332,658.69	$27,339.27 RON119,543.71	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.80 MAD62.77	$7.08 RON30.95	+4.2%
Average			+3.5%

Morocco vs. Romania - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.1% more for housing

	Morocco	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.78 MAD358.15	$9.24 RON40.40	-76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.53 MAD2,581.78	$390.19 RON1,706.16	+39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.49 MAD1,731.68	$289.13 RON1,264.24	+54.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.74 MAD293.11	$116.41 RON509.02	+266.8%
Average			+71.1%

Morocco vs. Romania - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Morocco	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$102.03 MAD942.35	$526.34 RON2,301.46	+415.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,226.64 MAD39,037.20	$7,853.44 RON34,339.94	+85.8%
Average			+250.8%

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pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Morocco	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.69 MAD34.10	$2.34 RON10.25	-36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 MAD15.92	$2.50 RON10.95	+45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.22 MAD38.98	$5.88 RON25.71	+39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.02 MAD231.12	$42.19 RON184.50	+68.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 MAD61.88	$6.90 RON30.19	+3.1%
Average			+23.9%

Morocco vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.7% more for clothing

	Morocco	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.30 MAD344.50	$66.67 RON291.52	+78.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.94 MAD387.34	$38.50 RON168.34	-8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.29 MAD787.73	$78.13 RON341.63	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.04 MAD656.15	$88.57 RON387.30	+24.7%
Average			+21.7%

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