Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 29.2% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 97.1% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.30
|
$7.30
ARS6,538.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD57.92
|
$5.48
ARS4,908.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.46
|
$1.16
ARS1,037.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.90
ARS809.48
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.06
|
$1.28
ARS1,149.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD41.82
|
$3.38
ARS3,025.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.72
|
$3.48
ARS3,119.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.30
|
$1.56
ARS1,401.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.35
|
$2.03
ARS1,819.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.78
|
$0.77
ARS692.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.93
|
$0.69
ARS621.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.55
ARS493.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.65
ARS581.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.02
|
$0.36
ARS319.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.36
ARS319.83
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD56.66
|
$3.48
ARS3,119.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD161.96
|
$18.58
ARS16,641.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD251,659.14
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,864,451.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD61.76
|
$8.41
ARS7,533.38
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
Morocco
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD337.55
|
$18.92
ARS16,943.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,633.66
|
$254.53
ARS227,993.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,682.13
|
$191.20
ARS171,271.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD317.14
|
$36.37
ARS32,582.55
|
|
pay 37.4% more for childcare
Morocco
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD981.21
|
$144.96
ARS129,848.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD30,937.87
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,572,855.74
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.56
|
$1.79
ARS1,606.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.34
|
$1.85
ARS1,653.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.58
|
$1.92
ARS1,720.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD221.72
|
$19.65
ARS17,601.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.18
|
$4.34
ARS3,889.56
|
|
pay 52.5% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD338.84
|
$59.90
ARS53,659.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD366.60
|
$54.50
ARS48,818.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD738.78
|
$106.78
ARS95,646.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD636.44
|
$91.91
ARS82,330.80
|
|
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