Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Morocco
  3. United States
  4. Virginia
  5. Comparison
MAD
COMPARED TO
USD

Virginia is 3.6 times more expensive than Morocco.

If you lived in Virginia instead of Morocco, you would:
local_dining

pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

  Morocco help_outline Virginia help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.20
MAD30.87
$14.41 +350.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.64
MAD54.43
$7.11 +26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
MAD5.68
$1.92 +225.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.35
MAD3.39
$1.58 +350.4%
Average +238.1%
Morocco vs. Virginia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 4.2 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.54
MAD5.22
$2.78 +413.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.89
MAD37.56
$5.81 +49.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.87
MAD27.69
$3.20 +11.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.31
MAD12.66
$2.03 +54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.25
MAD21.68
$4.23 +88.0%
Apples (1 lb) $0.55
MAD5.30
$2.21 +303.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.54
MAD5.20
$0.66 +22.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.25
MAD2.39
$1.75 +606.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.24
MAD2.29
$2.15 +806.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.21
MAD2.05
$1.45 +584.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.21
MAD2.03
$1.38 +558.1%
Average +317.9%
Morocco vs. Virginia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.5 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.25
MAD40.98
$2.33 -45.2%
Monthly public transit pass $16.02
MAD154.54
$97.66 +509.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,745.49
MAD219,459.92
$21,231.67 -6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $6.09
MAD58.76
$14.70 +141.4%
Average +149.8%
Morocco vs. Virginia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 4.1 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.47
MAD313.31
$69.40 +113.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $284.71
MAD2,746.98
$1,324.53 +365.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $164.19
MAD1,584.16
$1,071.94 +552.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $39.28
MAD378.99
$116.68 +197.1%
Average +307.2%
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child_care

pay 7.9 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $98.48
MAD950.20
$1,002.73 +918.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,482.32
MAD33,599.15
$19,613.10 +463.2%
Average +690.7%
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gamepad

pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.12
MAD30.11
$4.94 +58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.55
MAD14.93
$4.25 +174.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.51
MAD33.91
$6.50 +85.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $21.88
MAD211.15
$43.07 +96.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.40
MAD52.07
$12.41 +130.1%
Average +109.0%
Morocco vs. Virginia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 25.0% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $29.62
MAD285.78
$42.07 +42.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.19
MAD339.51
$36.30 +3.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $68.61
MAD661.99
$77.43 +12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $67.25
MAD648.86
$95.45 +41.9%
Average +25.0%
Morocco vs. Virginia - Cost of clothing
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