Cost of living comparison
compared to
Somalia vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary
Somalia is 9.9% cheaper than Morocco overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.5% less in Somalia
- Groceries
-
pay 80.4% more in Somalia
- Transportation
-
pay 17.1% less in Somalia
- Housing
-
pay 8.3% more in Somalia
- Childcare
-
pay 71.8% less in Somalia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.5% less in Somalia
- Clothing
-
pay 59.0% less in Somalia
The cost of groceries and housing in Somalia are more expensive than in Morocco. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Somalia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Somalia.
Somalia vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Somalia instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
MAD37.25
|
$2.88
SOS1,640
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MAD60.43
|
$4.62
SOS2,638
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MAD5.77
|
$0.74
SOS421
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.45
|
$0.40
SOS226
|
|
Morocco vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants
pay 80.4% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD4.73
|
$1.12
SOS642
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
MAD46.79
|
$2.17
SOS1,236
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
MAD31.38
|
$7.78
SOS4,436
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MAD18.20
|
$2.51
SOS1,433
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.74
MAD25.29
|
$2.44
SOS1,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD5.97
|
$1.49
SOS848
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD5.62
|
$0.98
SOS561
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.43
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.39
|
$0.62
SOS355
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.00
|
$0.64
SOS364
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.04
|
$0.58
SOS331
|
|
Morocco vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MAD54.46
|
$3.87
SOS2,207
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.81
MAD164.51
|
$25.00
SOS14,262
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,017.64
MAD332,658.69
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,280,215
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.80
MAD62.77
|
$7.43
SOS4,241
|
|
Morocco vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation
pay 8.3% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.78
MAD358.15
|
$37.79
SOS21,559
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.53
MAD2,581.78
|
$142.93
SOS81,538
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.49
MAD1,731.68
|
$98.19
SOS56,012
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.74
MAD293.11
|
$73.70
SOS42,043
|
|
Morocco vs. Somalia - Cost of housing
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$102.03
MAD942.35
|
$43.33
SOS24,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,226.64
MAD39,037.20
|
$585.00
SOS333,726
|
|
Morocco vs. Somalia - Cost of childcare
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
MAD34.10
|
$7.00
SOS3,993
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
MAD15.92
|
$1.19
SOS677
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
MAD38.98
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.02
MAD231.12
|
$33.33
SOS19,016
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
MAD61.88
|
$5.00
SOS2,852
|
|
Morocco vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 59.0% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.30
MAD344.50
|
$15.25
SOS8,700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.94
MAD387.34
|
$19.78
SOS11,283
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.29
MAD787.73
|
$19.89
SOS11,346
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.04
MAD656.15
|
$37.28
SOS21,266
|
|
Morocco vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing
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