| Food: | Sardines 12 MAD/kg, Tuna-like 40 MAD/kg, Dorada 40-60 MAD, Shrimp 70 MAD, Lobster 200 MAD, Squid cheap local negotiable Chicken 20-40 MAD/kg, Beef/Sheet/Goat/Camel 70-100 MAD / kg Flatbread 1 MAD small, 2 MAD large Cherry tomatoes: 7 MAD, lemons/oranges/clemantines 3-5 MAD / kg, onions/potatoes/cucumber/other 3-6 MAD / kg 1 litre coca-cola 6 MAD, |
| Utilities: |
Electricity: starts @1 MAD/kWh up to 100 kWh and goes up to 1.5 after 300 kWh Gas: 44 MAD / 12.5 kg gas tank Internet: 100-200 MAD ADSL, 500 MAD Fibre Water: not sure, but not expensive as per people I've asked |
| Purchase Taxes: | About 7% paid by buyer (info here) |
| Property Taxes: | Habitation tax, Community tax, levied upon rental value. In practice, for most properties I asked about, circa 1000 MAD / year |
| Land prices: | Small lots, 100% buildable, in the city: 2000-3000 MAD/m2 |
| Rental prices: | Apartment where we stayed (Mirleft trip): 3300 MAD / month for a 3-month stay, including expenses. Same apartment would be over 10000 MAD / month in the summer |
| Construction prices: |
20000 MAD approvals and architecture 1000 MAD / m2 "grades oeuvres" / la rosu / skeleton 1500 MAD / m2 cheapest finishing, 2500 MAD / m2 decent finishing, 4000 MAD / m2 "luxury" finishing |
| Cost of unqualified labor: | 100 MAD / full working day |
- Fantastic climate
- Natural beauty (7 beaches, nice treks nearby)
- Potential rental yield for summer months when moroccans from the North escape the heat here
- Laid-back, non-aggressive locals. Nice atmoshpere (de gustibus)
- Cheap cost of living / building