Morocco vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Morocco United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1751
$4510
🏠 One person rent
$319
$1390
🏘️ Family rent
$529
$2380
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$473
$3377
💸 GDP per capita
$4153
$50274
😃 Human freedom index
5.44
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
69
🌐 English speaking %
18.4%
65%
🎓 Higher education
57
68
😀 Quality of life
51
84
🏙️ Population
38.1M
11M

The average cost of living in Morocco ($735) is 65% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2071). Morocco ranked 145th vs 17th for the United Arab Emirates in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Morocco compared to 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 89th and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Morocco vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Morocco and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 22 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$8.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$11.6
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1076
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$3122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$2271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$93.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1606
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$4861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$8.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.69
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.91
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.91
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$653
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5014
$13096

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Cities Comparison in Morocco vs the United Arab Emirates

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2420
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$2070
1.57M
Sharjah
$1473
1.25M
Al Ain
$1457
767K
Ajman
$2183
490K
Fujairah
$1214
93.7K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1148
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1710
29.1K