MoroccoMorocco

Japan

Compared with Morocco, using real observed prices.

Baseline: MoroccoMorocco = 1×

JapanJapan vs MoroccoMorocco
Overall verdict

JapanJapan is about 1.14× MoroccoMorocco.

Average across 2 categories, 9 items with data

The shape of prices (vs MoroccoMorocco = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Morocco. A bar running right means Japan is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than MoroccoMorocco Morocco = 1× JapanJapan is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.88
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.69

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Japan, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.9× what it does in Morocco — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.88
    JapanJapan MAD 2.10 USD 0.227
    MoroccoMorocco MAD 1.12 USD 0.121
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.69
    JapanJapan MAD 9.01 USD 0.976
    MoroccoMorocco MAD 13.08 USD 1.416
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.69
    JapanJapan MAD 9.61 USD 1.041
    MoroccoMorocco MAD 14.00 USD 1.516
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Japan

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+23%
in JPY
390 → 480
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-15%
in MAD

It rose 23% in local currency, but -15% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Japan's inflation.