Egypt vs Morocco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Morocco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1751
🏠 One person rent
$145
$319
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$529
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$473
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$4153
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
39
🌐 English speaking %
40%
18.4%
🎓 Higher education
73
57
😀 Quality of life
41
51
🏙️ Population
117M
38.1M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 43% less expensive than in Morocco ($735). Egypt ranked 193rd vs 145th for Morocco in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Egypt compared to 0.6 months in Morocco. Ranked 128th and 89th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Morocco

We calculate prices for Egypt and Morocco as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 22 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Egypt Morocco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$4.16
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$7.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$6.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$4.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$5014

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Cities Comparison in Egypt vs Morocco

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$506
9.8M
Alexandria
$400
5.36M
Giza
$394
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$443
1.03M
Port Said
$319
792K
Helwan
$402
619K
Suez
$288
716K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
593K
Faiyum
$340
519K
Asyut
$283
562K
Mansoura
$335
622K
Tanta
$294
430K
Ismailia
$300
429K
Aswan
$369
402K
Hurghada
$354
214K
Zagazig
$351
303K
Damanhur
$282
330K
Shibin El Kom
$361
268K
Beni Suef
$297
294K
Minya
$356
236K
Qena
$448
201K
Damietta
$323
207K
Luxor
$385
202K
Benha
$343
158K
Sohag
$415
194K
Kafr El Dawwar
$341
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$598
73K
El Gouna
$360
15K
Dahab
$479
4.48K

In Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$953
3.22M
Sale
$598
945K
Tangier
$881
1.28M
Fez
$610
1.17M
Marrakesh
$769
1M
Meknes
$589
601K
Kenitra
$612
508K
Oujda
$560
506K
Rabat
$773
573K
Tetouan
$577
423K
Agadir
$647
538K
Temara
$671
297K
Safi
$539
367K
El Jadida
$558
236K
Ait Melloul
$599
211K
Beni Mellal
$482
210K
Mohammedia
$732
194K
Laayoune
$635
263K
Nador
$538
158K
Khouribga
$513
192K
Essaouira
$692
83K
Taghazout
$617
4.86K