Cost of living comparison
Romania is 63.5% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Romania instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.31
|
$6.92
RON32.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.53
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$1.30
RON6.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$1.20
RON5.58
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.10
|
$3.06
RON14.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.02
|
$4.98
RON23.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.62
|
$2.23
RON10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$0.43
RON2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$0.59
RON2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$0.58
RON2.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$0.87
RON4.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.35
|
$6.47
RON30.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.81
|
$18.36
RON85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,885.59
|
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.23
|
$5.47
RON25.42
|
|
pay 46.8% more for housing
Morocco
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.73
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,605.64
|
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,607.71
|
$212.37
RON986.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.04
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,061.80
|
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,639.18
|
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$1.58
RON7.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.08
|
$1.81
RON8.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.79
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.12
|
$35.37
RON164.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
$6.08
RON28.27
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.73
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.00
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD678.89
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD574.86
|
$77.90
RON362.02
|
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