Cost of Living Comparison Between Casablanca and Cape Town Cost of Living Comparison Between Casablanca and Cape Town
🙂 Solo nomad: Casablanca is 4.8% cheaper than Cape Town without rent, and 25.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Casablanca is 7.8% cheaper than Cape Town without rent, and 28.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.61 MAD 51
$11 R 196
-49.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.77 MAD 298
$45.35 R 807
-27.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.11 MAD 73.8
$5.16 R 91.7
57.17%
Cappuccino
$2.33 MAD 21.15
$2.02 R 35.92
15.35%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.68 MAD 6.23
$1.11 R 19.76
-38.74%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.47 MAD 4.25
$0.81 R 14.48
-41.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.92 MAD 35.69
$2.84 R 50.4
38.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.29 MAD 39.02
$2.59 R 45.99
65.64%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.99 MAD 8.99
$1.15 R 20.44
-13.91%
White Bread (500g)
$0.77 MAD 7.05
$1.09 R 19.45
-29.36%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.01 MAD 18.3
$1.94 R 34.43
3.61%
Eggs
$1.98 MAD 17.97
$2.49 R 44.35
-20.48%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.12 MAD 101
$8.33 R 148
33.49%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.33 MAD 66.7
$5.06 R 90.1
44.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.48 MAD 104
$7.33 R 130
56.62%
Apples (1kg)
$1.84 MAD 16.74
$1.51 R 26.84
21.85%
Banana (1kg)
$1.58 MAD 14.4
$1.41 R 25.1
12.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.92 MAD 8.37
$1.51 R 26.91
-39.07%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.88 MAD 8.01
$1.61 R 28.56
-45.34%
Potato (1kg)
$0.74 MAD 6.7
$1.12 R 19.91
-33.93%
Onion (1kg)
$0.79 MAD 7.18
$1.23 R 21.93
-35.77%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.45 MAD 4.13
$1.05 R 18.69
-57.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.58 MAD 5.31
$0.95 R 16.94
-38.95%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.29 MAD 39.04
$3 R 53.3
43.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.98 MAD 81.6
$5.64 R 100
59.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.78 MAD 25.24
$1.36 R 24.13
104.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 MAD 26.54
$1.75 R 31.04
66.86%
🚌 Getting Around
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.75 MAD 6.86
$0.97 R 17.29
-22.68%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.69 MAD 234
$48.28 R 859
-46.79%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.9 MAD 8.21
$1.41 R 25.1
-36.17%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.82 MAD 7.49
$1.01 R 18.01
-18.81%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.33 MAD 48.46
$4.55 R 80.9
17.14%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.53 MAD 13.89
$1.25 R 22.23
22.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.9K MAD 335.7K
$20.9K R 371.8K
76.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.4K MAD 267.7K
$24.2K R 431.1K
21.45%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.1 MAD 456
$100 R 1,784
-50.03%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$12.1 MAD 110
$32.32 R 575
-62.56%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.33 MAD 385
$41.05 R 730
3.12%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.35 MAD 267
$41.87 R 745
-29.90%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$40.21 MAD 366
$8.26 R 147
386.80%
Cinema Ticket
$8.7 MAD 79.1
$6.68 R 119
30.24%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$208 MAD 1,893
$209 R 3,715
-0.36%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,448 MAD 49.5K
$5,218 R 92.8K
4.42%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$64.9 MAD 590
$56.1 R 997
15.67%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$52.8 MAD 480
$32.76 R 583
61.23%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$111 MAD 1,009
$113 R 2,007
-1.66%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$89.9 MAD 818
$84.1 R 1,495
7.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$582 MAD 5,296
$762 R 13.5K
-23.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$342 MAD 3,114
$518 R 9,214
-33.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,147 MAD 10.4K
$1,437 R 25.6K
-20.19%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$587 MAD 5,342
$1,013 R 18K
-42.03%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,390 MAD 21.7K
$1,844 R 32.8K
29.63%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,169 MAD 10.6K
$1,269 R 22.6K
-7.88%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Casablanca
Cape Town
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$533 MAD 4,850
$1,550 R 27.6K
-65.59%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.29
11.77
-55.06%
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