Morocco vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Morocco United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$2101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1729
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$316
$1412
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$2441
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.6
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$3410
💸 GDP per capita
$3993
$49378
😃 Human freedom index
5.49
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
68
🌐 English speaking %
18.4%
65%
🎓 Higher education
59
68
😀 Quality of life
50
83
🏙️ Population
38.1M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Morocco ($729) is 65% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2101). Morocco ranked 141st 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 88th 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
$4.58
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.83
$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.13
$11.5
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$3576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$2450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$99.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1507
$6782
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$5779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.81
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$71.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$70.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$9.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.4
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4496
$11633

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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
$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

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2514
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$1942
1.57M
Al Ain
$1449
767K
Sharjah
$1419
1.25M
Ajman
$2521
490K
Fujairah
$1228
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1183
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1730
29.1K