Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Morocco

Morocco vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Morocco is 12.2% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% less in Morocco
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Morocco
Transportation: pay 24.9% more in Morocco
Housing: pay 18.1% more in Morocco
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Morocco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% more in Morocco
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Morocco

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

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Morocco vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.8% less for restaurants

	Syria	Morocco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$3.66 MAD35.65	-38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$6.44 MAD62.64	+22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$0.67 MAD6.50	-55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.38 MAD3.69	-49.3%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Syria	Morocco
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$0.59 MAD5.76	+4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$4.47 MAD43.51	+68.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$3.27 MAD31.85	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$1.78 MAD17.32	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.59 MAD25.17	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$0.64 MAD6.26	+34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$0.59 MAD5.78	-21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.36 MAD3.52	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$0.34 MAD3.33	-11.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.31 MAD2.98	-12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.32 MAD3.09	-14.7%
Average			-4.3%

Syria vs. Morocco - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.9% more for transportation

	Syria	Morocco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$5.45 MAD53.07	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$17.07 MAD166.09	+162.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$31,782.91 MAD309K	+80.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$5.89 MAD57.27	-52.0%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 18.1% more for housing

	Syria	Morocco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$35.16 MAD342.07	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$283.95 MAD2,762.69	+21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$183.27 MAD1,783.16	+74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$29.10 MAD283.17	-59.7%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Syria	Morocco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$115.97 MAD1,128.35	+97.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$5,191.04 MAD50,507.06	+222.8%
Average			+152.5%

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pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Morocco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$3.85 MAD37.43	+92.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$1.63 MAD15.87	-18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$3.92 MAD38.14	+33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$22.99 MAD223.69	+21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$5.57 MAD54.22	+73.2%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Syria	Morocco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$32.07 MAD312.07	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$40.76 MAD396.57	-0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$74.03 MAD720.29	+3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$62.59 MAD608.95	-23.1%
Average			-11.4%

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