Morocco vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Morocco United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$2124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$4640
🏠 One person rent
$324
$1436
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2485
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$337
$3341
💸 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
49
84
🏙️ Population
38.1M
11M

The average cost of living in Morocco ($736) is 65% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2124). 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 0.5 months in Morocco compared to 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 104th and 30th 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
$4.28
$9.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$11.8
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$3230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$2498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.1
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$91.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.79%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1573
$6089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$4089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.51
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$7.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.6
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.55
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.96
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5406
$13313

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$953
3.22M
Tangier
$879
1.28M
Fez
$625
1.17M
Marrakesh
$790
1M
Sale
$579
945K
Meknes
$586
601K
Agadir
$648
538K
Oujda
$551
506K
Kenitra
$597
508K
Tetouan
$591
423K
Rabat
$797
573K
Safi
$546
367K
Laayoune
$627
263K
Ait Melloul
$604
211K
El Jadida
$555
236K
Temara
$639
297K
Beni Mellal
$499
210K
Khouribga
$526
192K
Mohammedia
$734
194K
Nador
$499
158K
Essaouira
$649
83K
Taghazout
$619
4.86K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2470
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$2133
1.57M
Sharjah
$1543
1.25M
Al Ain
$1455
767K
Ajman
$2356
490K
Fujairah
$1173
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1170
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1791
29.1K