Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 0.7% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.02
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD51.97
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.24
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.51
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD38.68
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.74
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.09
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.40
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.26
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.64
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.86
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.42
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.56
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD47.84
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD150.20
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD233,377.93
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD57.61
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
Morocco
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD344.03
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,577.94
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,590.62
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD317.62
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
Morocco
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,050.51
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,324.09
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.73
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD13.93
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.41
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD217.78
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 55.1% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD319.30
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD348.26
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD671.67
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD568.75
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
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