Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 35.4% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$2.70
MAD27.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$5.19
MAD52.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$3.86
MAD39.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$2.57
MAD26.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$2.04
MAD20.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$4.78
MAD48.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
$15.00
MAD151.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
$23,301.72
MAD235,885.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$5.75
MAD58.23
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$34.35
MAD347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
$257.40
MAD2,605.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
$158.82
MAD1,607.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$31.71
MAD321.04
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
$104.89
MAD1,061.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,639.18
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.39
MAD14.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$3.54
MAD35.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
$21.74
MAD220.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$31.88
MAD322.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$34.77
MAD352.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
$67.06
MAD678.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$56.79
MAD574.86
|
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