Cost of living comparison

Tunisia

compared to

Morocco

Morocco vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Morocco is 19.6% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% more in Morocco
Groceries: pay 3.0% less in Morocco
Transportation: pay 38.6% more in Morocco
Housing: pay 28.7% more in Morocco
Childcare: pay 74.5% more in Morocco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% more in Morocco
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Morocco

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

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Morocco vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.3% more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Morocco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.69 TND11.010	$3.66 MAD35.65	-0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 TND14.740	$6.44 MAD62.64	+30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TND1.980	$0.67 MAD6.50	+0.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TND0.890	$0.38 MAD3.69	+27.6%
Average			+12.3%

Tunisia vs. Morocco - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0% less for groceries

	Tunisia	Morocco
Bread 1 loaf	$0.23 TND0.690	$0.59 MAD5.76	+157.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.56 TND16.620	$4.47 MAD43.51	-19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.80 TND5.390	$3.27 MAD31.85	+81.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 TND4.700	$1.78 MAD17.32	+13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 TND7.550	$2.59 MAD25.17	+2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 TND2.730	$0.64 MAD6.26	-29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.63 TND4.860	$0.59 MAD5.78	-63.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TND1.590	$0.36 MAD3.52	-32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TND1.020	$0.34 MAD3.33	-0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TND1.010	$0.31 MAD2.98	-9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 TND0.910	$0.32 MAD3.09	+4.2%
Average			-3.0%

Tunisia vs. Morocco - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.6% more for transportation

	Tunisia	Morocco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.13 TND9.360	$5.45 MAD53.07	+74.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.80 TND32.280	$17.07 MAD166.09	+58.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,447.81 TND112K	$31,782.91 MAD309K	-15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 TND8.970	$5.89 MAD57.27	+96.1%
Average			+38.6%

Tunisia vs. Morocco - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.7% more for housing

	Tunisia	Morocco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.04 TND56.890	$35.16 MAD342.07	+84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.88 TND585.220	$283.95 MAD2,762.69	+45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$138.42 TND413.570	$183.27 MAD1,783.16	+32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.74 TND112.770	$29.10 MAD283.17	-22.9%
Average			+28.7%

Tunisia vs. Morocco - Cost of housing

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pay 74.5% more for childcare

	Tunisia	Morocco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$76.01 TND227.100	$115.97 MAD1,128.35	+52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.52 TND7,769.510	$5,191.04 MAD50,507.06	+99.6%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Morocco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 TND4.450	$3.85 MAD37.43	+158.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.98 TND2.920	$1.63 MAD15.87	+66.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.540	$3.92 MAD38.14	+11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.97 TND80.570	$22.99 MAD223.69	-14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 TND14.700	$5.57 MAD54.22	+13.3%
Average			+34.2%

Tunisia vs. Morocco - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Tunisia	Morocco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.70 TND121.590	$32.07 MAD312.07	-21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.12 TND152.730	$40.76 MAD396.57	-20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.52 TND267.470	$74.03 MAD720.29	-17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17 TND227.580	$62.59 MAD608.95	-17.8%
Average			-19.2%

Tunisia vs. Morocco - Cost of clothing

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