Cost of living comparison

Morocco

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 10.9% cheaper than Morocco overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 19.9% less in Syria
Housing: pay 15.3% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 60.4% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 12.8% more in Syria

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Syria are more expensive than in Morocco. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Syria.

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Syria vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.8% more for restaurants

	Morocco	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.66 MAD35.65	$6.00 SYP78,012	+63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.44 MAD62.64	$5.25 SYP68,260	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MAD6.50	$1.49 SYP19,370	+123.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 MAD3.69	$0.75 SYP9,728	+97.2%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Morocco	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 MAD5.76	$0.57 SYP7,359	-4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.47 MAD43.51	$2.66 SYP34,538	-40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27 MAD31.85	$4.45 SYP57,812	+35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 MAD17.32	$2.06 SYP26,749	+15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 MAD25.17	$2.58 SYP33,595	-0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MAD6.26	$0.48 SYP6,207	-25.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 MAD5.78	$0.75 SYP9,778	+26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.52	$0.46 SYP6,024	+28.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.33	$0.39 SYP5,036	+13.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD2.98	$0.35 SYP4,529	+13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.09	$0.37 SYP4,837	+17.3%
Average			+4.5%

Morocco vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

	Morocco	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 MAD53.07	$7.74 SYP101K	+41.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MAD166.09	$6.50 SYP84,513	-61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,782.91 MAD309K	$17,646.72 SYP229M	-44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.89 MAD57.27	$12.26 SYP159K	+108.2%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 15.3% less for housing

	Morocco	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.16 MAD342.07	$33.42 SYP434K	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.95 MAD2,762.69	$234.29 SYP3M	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.27 MAD1,783.16	$104.84 SYP1M	-42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.10 MAD283.17	$72.18 SYP938K	+148.0%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 60.4% less for childcare

	Morocco	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.97 MAD1,128.35	$58.71 SYP763K	-49.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,191.04 MAD50,507.06	$1,608.03 SYP21M	-69.0%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Morocco	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.85 MAD37.43	$2.00 SYP26,004	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 MAD15.87	$1.99 SYP25,927	+22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MAD38.14	$2.93 SYP38,086	-25.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.99 MAD223.69	$19.01 SYP247K	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 MAD54.22	$3.22 SYP41,839	-42.3%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Morocco	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.07 MAD312.07	$41.39 SYP538K	+29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.76 MAD396.57	$40.79 SYP530K	+0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 MAD720.29	$71.40 SYP928K	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.59 MAD608.95	$81.36 SYP1M	+30.0%
Average			+12.8%

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