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South Africa vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 57.2% more expensive than Morocco overall.

Restaurants
pay 74.8% more in South Africa
Groceries
pay 51.8% more in South Africa
Transportation
pay 44.2% more in South Africa
Housing
pay 89.0% more in South Africa
Childcare
pay 27.7% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.7% more in South Africa
Clothing
pay 26.5% more in South Africa

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, childcare, and clothing in South Africa are more expensive than in Morocco. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in South Africa.

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South Africa vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Morocco, you would:

pay 74.8% more for restaurants

 
Morocco
South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.66
MAD35.65
$10.21
ZAR168.45
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.44
MAD62.64
$5.91
ZAR97.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
MAD6.50
$1.08
ZAR17.88
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pay 51.8% more for groceries

 
Morocco
South Africa
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.59
MAD5.76
$1.07
ZAR17.59
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.47
MAD43.51
$4.08
ZAR67.33
Milk (1 gallon) $3.27
MAD31.85
$4.58
ZAR75.49
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pay 44.2% more for transportation

 
Morocco
South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.45
MAD53.07
$5.49
ZAR90.53
Monthly public transit pass $17.07
MAD166.09
$65.15
ZAR1,074.55
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,782.91
MAD309K
$32,517.32
ZAR536K
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pay 89.0% more for housing

 
Morocco
South Africa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $35.16
MAD342.07
$38.93
ZAR642.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $283.95
MAD2,762.69
$421.37
ZAR6,950.09
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $183.27
MAD1,783.16
$369.24
ZAR6,090.32
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pay 27.7% more for childcare

 
Morocco
South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $115.97
MAD1,128.35
$199.53
ZAR3,291.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,191.04
MAD50,507.06
$4,917.78
ZAR81,113.80
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pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Morocco
South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.85
MAD37.43
$2.25
ZAR37.13
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
MAD15.87
$2.25
ZAR37.18
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.92
MAD38.14
$3.16
ZAR52.13
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pay 26.5% more for clothing

 
Morocco
South Africa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $32.07
MAD312.07
$52.66
ZAR868.55
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.76
MAD396.57
$34.13
ZAR562.92
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $74.03
MAD720.29
$99.75
ZAR1,645.29
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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