Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 60.3% cheaper than New Jersey.
If you lived in Morocco instead of New Jersey, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
New Jersey
|
Morocco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.09
|
$2.70
MAD27.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
|
$5.19
MAD52.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
|
pay 67.5% less for groceries
New Jersey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
|
$0.45
MAD4.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
|
$3.86
MAD39.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
|
$2.57
MAD26.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
|
$2.04
MAD20.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
New Jersey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
|
$4.78
MAD48.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.25
|
$15.00
MAD151.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,515.33
|
$23,301.72
MAD235,956.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
|
$5.75
MAD58.25
|
|
pay 75.6% less for housing
New Jersey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.73
|
$34.35
MAD347.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,948.09
|
$257.40
MAD2,606.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,569.25
|
$158.82
MAD1,608.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.96
|
$31.71
MAD321.13
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
New Jersey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,526.32
|
$104.89
MAD1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,377.37
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,648.12
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
New Jersey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
|
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
|
$1.39
MAD14.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.91
|
$3.54
MAD35.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.01
|
$21.74
MAD220.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
New Jersey
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.90
|
$31.88
MAD322.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.40
|
$34.77
MAD352.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.98
|
$67.06
MAD679.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.77
|
$56.79
MAD575.03
|
|
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