Cost of living comparison

compared to

Morocco vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Morocco is 2.0 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% less in Morocco
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Morocco
Transportation: pay 70.4% more in Morocco
Housing: pay 51.0% more in Morocco
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Morocco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% more in Morocco
Clothing: pay 83.5% more in Morocco

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

Morocco vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Morocco instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 3.1% less for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Morocco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	$4.03 MAD37.31	+11.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	$6.54 MAD60.52	-17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR224.32	$0.62 MAD5.78	-14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR106.15	$0.37 MAD3.45	+8.1%
Average			-3.1%

Sri Lanka vs. Morocco - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Morocco
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR147.07	$0.51 MAD4.74	+7.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	$5.07 MAD46.86	-11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	$3.40 MAD31.44	-43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR597.37	$1.97 MAD18.23	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$2.74 MAD25.33	+33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR736.93	$0.65 MAD5.98	-73.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR136.48	$0.61 MAD5.63	+37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR665.91	$0.37 MAD3.43	-82.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$0.37 MAD3.40	-33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR139.78	$0.32 MAD3.00	-28.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR155.98	$0.33 MAD3.05	-35.1%
Average			-20.8%

Sri Lanka vs. Morocco - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 70.4% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Morocco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$5.90 MAD54.55	+43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	$17.81 MAD164.77	+65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	$36,017.64 MAD333,200.03	+45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR921.91	$6.80 MAD62.87	+126.5%
Average			+70.4%

Sri Lanka vs. Morocco - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 51.0% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Morocco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	$38.78 MAD358.74	+202.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	$279.53 MAD2,585.98	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	$187.49 MAD1,734.50	+5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	$31.74 MAD293.58	+0.3%
Average			+51.0%

Sri Lanka vs. Morocco - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Morocco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$102.03 MAD943.88	+201.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	$4,226.64 MAD39,100.73	+806.8%
Average			+504.0%

Sri Lanka vs. Morocco - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Morocco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR639.65	$3.69 MAD34.15	+77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR735.74	$1.72 MAD15.95	-28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	$4.22 MAD39.04	-54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	$25.02 MAD231.49	+66.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR959.48	$6.70 MAD61.98	+114.6%
Average			+35.2%

Sri Lanka vs. Morocco - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 83.5% more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Morocco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	$37.30 MAD345.06	+48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	$41.94 MAD387.97	+146.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	$85.29 MAD789.01	+36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	$71.04 MAD657.22	+102.6%
Average			+83.5%

Sri Lanka vs. Morocco - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Sri Lanka vs.

Iceland

Sri Lanka vs.

Australia

Sri Lanka vs.

Egypt

Sri Lanka vs.

Russia

Sri Lanka vs.

Thailand

Sri Lanka vs.

United Kingdom

Sri Lanka vs.

China

Sri Lanka vs.

Spain

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Colombo vs. Rabat

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Sri Lanka

Add prices for Morocco

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Morocco or Sri Lanka. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.