Morocco vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Morocco Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$665
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1605
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$290
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$506
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.5
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$3672
$644
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
75
56.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
11
🌐 English speaking %
18.4%
2%
🎓 Higher education
57
16
😀 Quality of life
44
3
🏙️ Population
37.1M
11M

The average cost of living in Morocco ($665) is 6% less expensive than in Somalia ($707). Morocco ranked 152nd vs 134th for Somalia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Morocco compared to 0.6 months in Somalia. Ranked 96th and 196th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Morocco vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Morocco and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 22 and 4 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.

Morocco Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.45
$5.35
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$82.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$995
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.8%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1478
$6290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.71
$6.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.42
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.35
$53.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$65.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4059
$822

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$898
3.5M
Fez
$547
1.11M
Marrakesh
$651
967K
Rabat
$747
573K
Tangier
$710
948K
Sale
$531
850K
Meknes
$498
601K
Oujda
$498
614K
Safi
$502
309K
Agadir
$534
538K
Tetouan
$535
381K
Mohammedia
$667
209K
Kenitra
$550
431K
Temara
$639
314K
Laayoune
$559
218K
Beni Mellal
$457
193K
El Jadida
$512
195K
Ait Melloul
$524
172K
Nador
$429
162K
Khouribga
$415
196K
Essaouira
$605
78K
Taghazout
$522
5.26K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$719
2.12M
Baidoa
$711
1.2M
Hargeisa
$684
760K
Borama
$527
68.1K