Morocco vs South Africa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Morocco South Africa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1562
$2166
🏠 One person rent
$279
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$489
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$1385
💸 GDP per capita
$3771
$6023
😃 Human freedom index
5.49
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
75
61.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
41
🌐 English speaking %
18.4%
31%
🎓 Higher education
59
82
😀 Quality of life
46
36
🏙️ Population
36.8M
62M

The average cost of living in Morocco ($644) is 30% less expensive than in South Africa ($924). Morocco ranked 158th vs 94th for South Africa 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 1.5 months in South Africa. Ranked 89th and 132nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Morocco vs South Africa

We calculate prices for Morocco and South Africa as a population-weighted mean of 22 and 36 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 South Africa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.02
$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.13
$4.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$821
$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.61
$9.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$5.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$118
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4188
$4572

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$850
3.22M
Fez
$533
1.11M
Tangier
$679
1.28M
Marrakesh
$687
1M
Rabat
$705
573K
Sale
$536
945K
Meknes
$486
601K
Oujda
$543
614K
Agadir
$540
538K
Tetouan
$517
423K
Kenitra
$558
508K
Safi
$489
324K
Mohammedia
$652
194K
Temara
$619
297K
Laayoune
$559
263K
El Jadida
$502
237K
Beni Mellal
$448
210K
Ait Melloul
$562
211K
Nador
$449
158K
Khouribga
$435
196K
Essaouira
$640
83K
Taghazout
$535
4.86K

In South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$993
4.43M
Cape Town
$1071
3.78M
Soweto
$923
1.27M
Pretoria
$906
742K
Pietermaritzburg
$640
839K
Rustenburg
$889
550K
Durban
$809
595K
Randburg
$837
337K
Centurion
$807
237K
Sandton
$953
222K
East London
$766
267K
Port Elizabeth
$901
312K
Benoni
$785
159K
Kroonstad
$768
169K
Springs
$678
122K
Kimberley
$814
225K
Klerksdorp
$722
187K
Bloemfontein
$657
256K
Vanderbijlpark
$773
95.8K
Mthatha
$852
96.1K
Paarl
$1147
112K
Potchefstroom
$695
149K
Uitenhage
$840
104K
Komani
$915
68.9K
George
$743
157K
Vereeniging
$672
99K
Middelburg
$795
87.3K
Bethal
$784
60.8K
Upington
$699
121K
Brits
$820
53.5K