Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 43.1% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.31
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.53
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.10
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.02
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.62
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 44.2% more for transportation
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.35
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.81
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,885.59
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.23
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.73
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,605.64
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,607.71
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.04
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 27.6% more for childcare
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,061.80
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,639.18
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.08
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.79
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.12
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Morocco
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.73
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.00
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD678.89
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD574.86
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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