Cost of living comparison

Morocco

compared to

Zambia

Zambia vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 19.0% more expensive than Morocco overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% more in Zambia
Groceries: pay 93.8% more in Zambia
Transportation: pay 6.8% less in Zambia
Housing: pay 9.2% more in Zambia
Childcare: pay 95.5% more in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% more in Zambia
Clothing: pay 33.6% less in Zambia

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

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Zambia vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.2% more for restaurants

	Morocco	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.66 MAD35.65	$5.53 ZMW110.20	+50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.44 MAD62.64	$5.03 ZMW100.18	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MAD6.50	$0.63 ZMW12.52	-5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 MAD3.69	$0.36 ZMW7.20	-4.8%
Average			+9.2%

Morocco vs. Zambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.8% more for groceries

	Morocco	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 MAD5.76	$1.18 ZMW23.48	+99.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.47 MAD43.51	$5.15 ZMW102.63	+15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27 MAD31.85	$6.37 ZMW126.88	+94.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 MAD17.32	$1.77 ZMW35.36	-0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 MAD25.17	$2.87 ZMW57.22	+11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MAD6.26	$1.11 ZMW22.03	+71.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 MAD5.78	$1.10 ZMW21.94	+85.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.52	$1.65 ZMW32.94	+357.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.33	$0.70 ZMW13.88	+103.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD2.98	$1.16 ZMW23.20	+279.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.09	$0.83 ZMW16.51	+161.2%
Average			+93.8%

Morocco vs. Zambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.8% less for transportation

	Morocco	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 MAD53.07	$5.47 ZMW108.98	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MAD166.09	$50.15 ZMW999.41	+193.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,782.91 MAD309K	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	-76.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.89 MAD57.27	$14.58 ZMW290.52	+147.7%
Average			-6.8%

Morocco vs. Zambia - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.2% more for housing

	Morocco	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.16 MAD342.07	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	+56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.95 MAD2,762.69	$280.45 ZMW5,588.55	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.27 MAD1,783.16	$165.11 ZMW3,290.10	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.10 MAD283.17	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	+111.4%
Average			+9.2%

Morocco vs. Zambia - Cost of housing

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pay 95.5% more for childcare

	Morocco	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.97 MAD1,128.35	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	+19.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,191.04 MAD50,507.06	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	+220.5%
Average			+95.5%

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Morocco	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.85 MAD37.43	$1.26 ZMW25.05	-67.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 MAD15.87	$2.82 ZMW56.21	+73.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MAD38.14	$3.02 ZMW60.11	-23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.99 MAD223.69	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	+137.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 MAD54.22	$6.03 ZMW120.22	+8.3%
Average			+10.1%

Morocco vs. Zambia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.6% less for clothing

	Morocco	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.07 MAD312.07	$23.28 ZMW463.85	-27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.76 MAD396.57	$15.45 ZMW307.88	-62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 MAD720.29	$45.19 ZMW900.42	-39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.59 MAD608.95	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	+15.9%
Average			-33.6%

Morocco vs. Zambia - Cost of clothing

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