Cost of living comparison
compared to
Tangier vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary
Tangier is 17.6% more expensive than Morocco overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.2% more in Tangier
- Groceries
-
pay 8.1% more in Tangier
- Transportation
-
pay 9.5% more in Tangier
- Housing
-
pay 58.1% more in Tangier
- Childcare
-
pay 25.4% more in Tangier
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.9% more in Tangier
- Clothing
-
pay 4.3% more in Tangier
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tangier are more expensive than in Morocco.
Tangier vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tangier instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Tangier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
MAD37.05
|
$5.52
MAD50.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MAD60.09
|
$7.45
MAD68.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MAD5.74
|
$0.70
MAD6.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.43
|
$0.32
MAD2.97
|
|
Morocco vs. Tangier - Cost of restaurants
pay 8.1% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Tangier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD4.70
|
$0.82
MAD7.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
MAD46.53
|
$4.78
MAD43.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
MAD31.21
|
$3.96
MAD36.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MAD18.10
|
$2.25
MAD20.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.74
MAD25.15
|
$3.18
MAD29.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD5.94
|
$0.63
MAD5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD5.59
|
$0.64
MAD5.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.41
|
$0.34
MAD3.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.37
|
$0.34
MAD3.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD2.98
|
$0.32
MAD2.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.03
|
$0.33
MAD3.02
|
|
Morocco vs. Tangier - Cost of groceries
pay 9.5% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Tangier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MAD54.16
|
$6.05
MAD55.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.81
MAD163.60
|
$16.56
MAD152.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,017.64
MAD330,832.99
|
$37,530.73
MAD344,731.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.80
MAD62.42
|
$9.38
MAD86.18
|
|
Morocco vs. Tangier - Cost of transportation
pay 58.1% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Tangier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.78
MAD356.19
|
$43.45
MAD399.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.53
MAD2,567.61
|
$452.58
MAD4,157.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.49
MAD1,722.18
|
$294.36
MAD2,703.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.74
MAD291.50
|
$64.01
MAD587.97
|
|
Morocco vs. Tangier - Cost of housing
pay 25.4% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Tangier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$102.03
MAD937.18
|
$99.35
MAD912.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,226.64
MAD38,822.96
|
$6,485.09
MAD59,567.52
|
|
Morocco vs. Tangier - Cost of childcare
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Tangier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
MAD33.91
|
$3.86
MAD35.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
MAD15.83
|
$1.70
MAD15.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
MAD38.76
|
$4.42
MAD40.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.02
MAD229.85
|
$27.60
MAD253.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
MAD61.54
|
$7.45
MAD68.44
|
|
Morocco vs. Tangier - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Tangier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.30
MAD342.61
|
$32.01
MAD294.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.94
MAD385.21
|
$46.36
MAD425.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.29
MAD783.40
|
$89.23
MAD819.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.04
MAD652.55
|
$82.79
MAD760.44
|
|
Morocco vs. Tangier - Cost of clothing
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