Cost of living comparison
compared to
Morocco vs. Tangier Cost of Living Summary
Morocco is 11.2% cheaper than Tangier.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.5% less in Morocco
- Groceries
-
pay 5.3% less in Morocco
- Transportation
-
pay 6.6% less in Morocco
- Housing
-
pay 33.9% less in Morocco
- Childcare
-
pay 16.0% less in Morocco
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.4% less in Morocco
- Clothing
-
pay 2.9% less in Morocco
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Morocco.
Morocco vs. Tangier Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Morocco instead of Tangier, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
|
Tangier
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
MAD50.70
|
$4.03
MAD37.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MAD68.44
|
$6.54
MAD60.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
MAD6.39
|
$0.62
MAD5.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MAD2.97
|
$0.37
MAD3.43
|
|
Tangier vs. Morocco - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.3% less for groceries
|
Tangier
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
MAD7.52
|
$0.51
MAD4.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
MAD43.92
|
$5.07
MAD46.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
MAD36.42
|
$3.40
MAD31.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
MAD20.68
|
$1.97
MAD18.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
MAD29.25
|
$2.74
MAD25.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
MAD5.81
|
$0.65
MAD5.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
MAD5.91
|
$0.61
MAD5.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.14
|
$0.37
MAD3.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.17
|
$0.37
MAD3.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD2.93
|
$0.32
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.02
|
$0.33
MAD3.03
|
|
Tangier vs. Morocco - Cost of groceries
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Tangier
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
MAD55.54
|
$5.90
MAD54.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.56
MAD152.09
|
$17.81
MAD163.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,530.73
MAD344,731.16
|
$36,017.64
MAD330,832.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.38
MAD86.18
|
$6.80
MAD62.42
|
|
Tangier vs. Morocco - Cost of transportation
pay 33.9% less for housing
|
Tangier
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.45
MAD399.10
|
$38.78
MAD356.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.58
MAD4,157.05
|
$279.53
MAD2,567.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$294.36
MAD2,703.77
|
$187.49
MAD1,722.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.01
MAD587.97
|
$31.74
MAD291.50
|
|
Tangier vs. Morocco - Cost of housing
pay 16.0% less for childcare
|
Tangier
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.35
MAD912.52
|
$102.03
MAD937.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,485.09
MAD59,567.52
|
$4,226.64
MAD38,822.96
|
|
Tangier vs. Morocco - Cost of childcare
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tangier
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MAD35.49
|
$3.69
MAD33.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
MAD15.61
|
$1.72
MAD15.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
MAD40.56
|
$4.22
MAD38.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.60
MAD253.48
|
$25.02
MAD229.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.45
MAD68.44
|
$6.70
MAD61.54
|
|
Tangier vs. Morocco - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
Tangier
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.01
MAD294.04
|
$37.30
MAD342.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
MAD425.84
|
$41.94
MAD385.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.23
MAD819.58
|
$85.29
MAD783.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
MAD760.44
|
$71.04
MAD652.55
|
|
Tangier vs. Morocco - Cost of clothing
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