Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 2.5 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Samoa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.14
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.19
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.27
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.53
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD38.85
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.85
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.14
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.49
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.28
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.66
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.87
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.43
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.57
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 50.3% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.04
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD150.84
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD234,377.69
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD57.86
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD345.50
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,588.98
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,597.43
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD318.98
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
Morocco
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,055.01
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,449.71
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.84
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD13.99
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.56
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD218.71
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD320.67
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD349.75
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD674.55
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD571.18
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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