Japan vs Morocco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Morocco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$1729
🏠 One person rent
$510
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1977
$420
💸 GDP per capita
$32476
$3993
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
84
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
37
🌐 English speaking %
15%
18.4%
🎓 Higher education
98
59
😀 Quality of life
89
50
🏙️ Population
124M
38.1M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1130) is 55% more expensive than in Morocco ($729). Japan ranked 76th vs 141st 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 1.7 months in Japan compared to 0.6 months in Morocco. Ranked 18th and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Morocco

We calculate prices for Japan and Morocco as a population-weighted mean of 907 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.

Japan Morocco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.32
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4931
$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$6.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.31
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.4
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12869
$4496

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K

In Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$936
3.22M
Sale
$619
945K
Tangier
$863
1.28M
Fez
$610
1.11M
Marrakesh
$765
1M
Meknes
$578
601K
Kenitra
$604
508K
Rabat
$790
573K
Oujda
$560
506K
Tetouan
$565
423K
Agadir
$623
538K
Temara
$680
297K
Mohammedia
$721
194K
Safi
$548
324K
El Jadida
$557
237K
Ait Melloul
$591
211K
Beni Mellal
$477
210K
Laayoune
$629
263K
Nador
$536
158K
Khouribga
$501
196K
Essaouira
$693
83K
Taghazout
$602
4.86K