Morocco vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Morocco United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$630
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1530
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$272
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$3442
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
74
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
69
🌐 English speaking %
18.4%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
57
100
😀 Quality of life
45
86
🏙️ Population
37.1M
331M

The average cost of living in Morocco ($630) is 74% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). Morocco ranked 147th vs 7th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 97th and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Morocco vs the United States

We calculate prices for Morocco and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 22 and 2202 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 States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.02
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$836
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.77
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.26
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.9
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3914
$19463

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$826
3.5M
Fez
$529
1.11M
Marrakesh
$609
929K
Sale
$533
850K
Tangier
$661
948K
Rabat
$717
573K
Safi
$470
309K
Oujda
$488
494K
Meknes
$424
520K
Tetouan
$504
381K
Mohammedia
$627
209K
Agadir
$533
422K
Kenitra
$520
431K
Temara
$574
314K
Laayoune
$536
218K
Beni Mellal
$445
193K
El Jadida
$503
195K
Ait Melloul
$508
172K
Nador
$457
162K
Khouribga
$437
196K
Essaouira
$625
78K
Taghazout
$516
5.26K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K