Cost of living comparison

Morocco

compared to

Russia

Russia vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 48.7% more expensive than Morocco overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.5% more in Russia
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Russia
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Russia
Housing: pay 76.3% more in Russia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% more in Russia
Clothing: pay 80.8% more in Russia

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

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Russia vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.5% more for restaurants

	Morocco	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.66 MAD35.65	$10.83 RUB894.72	+195.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.44 MAD62.64	$6.39 RUB528.16	-0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MAD6.50	$1.16 RUB95.62	+73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 MAD3.69	$0.60 RUB49.27	+57.1%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Morocco	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 MAD5.76	$0.77 RUB63.38	+29.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.47 MAD43.51	$5.51 RUB455.14	+23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27 MAD31.85	$4.39 RUB362.53	+34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 MAD17.32	$1.57 RUB129.78	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 MAD25.17	$2.44 RUB201.91	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MAD6.26	$0.84 RUB69.40	+30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 MAD5.78	$0.80 RUB66.30	+35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.52	$0.81 RUB67.22	+124.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.33	$1.33 RUB109.55	+287.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD2.98	$0.35 RUB29.18	+15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.09	$0.28 RUB23.52	-10.3%
Average			+35.5%

Morocco vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Morocco	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 MAD53.07	$3.08 RUB254.77	-43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MAD166.09	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	+41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,782.91 MAD309K	$32,081.81 RUB3M	+0.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.89 MAD57.27	$5.45 RUB450.28	-7.4%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 76.3% more for housing

	Morocco	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.16 MAD342.07	$8.47 RUB700.03	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.95 MAD2,762.69	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	+74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.27 MAD1,783.16	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	+82.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.10 MAD283.17	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	+217.1%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Morocco	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.97 MAD1,128.35	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	+247.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,191.04 MAD50,507.06	$9,958.40 RUB823K	+91.8%
Average			+158.1%

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pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Morocco	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.85 MAD37.43	$2.06 RUB170.10	-46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 MAD15.87	$2.73 RUB225.71	+67.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MAD38.14	$2.85 RUB235.62	-27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.99 MAD223.69	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	+62.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 MAD54.22	$6.26 RUB517.18	+12.3%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 80.8% more for clothing

	Morocco	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.07 MAD312.07	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	+160.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.76 MAD396.57	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	+35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 MAD720.29	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	+70.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.59 MAD608.95	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	+78.0%
Average			+80.8%

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