Morocco vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Morocco United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$2025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1562
$4864
🏠 One person rent
$279
$1361
🏘️ Family rent
$489
$2797
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.7
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$3498
💸 GDP per capita
$3771
$49041
😃 Human freedom index
5.49
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
75
79.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
68
🌐 English speaking %
18.4%
65%
🎓 Higher education
59
68
😀 Quality of life
46
79
🏙️ Population
36.8M
9.89M

The average cost of living in Morocco ($644) is 68% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2025). Morocco ranked 158th vs 14th 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 0.7 months in Morocco compared to 1.7 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 89th and 29th 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
$4.02
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.13
$9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$11
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1070
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$3301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$95.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$5794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$821
$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.61
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$8.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.1
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$118
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4188
$10373

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$349

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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
$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 the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2379
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1828
1.48M
Al Ain
$1844
767K
Sharjah
$1494
1.25M
Ajman
$2240
490K
Fujairah
$1239
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1196
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1721
29.1K