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Meknes vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Meknes is 60.6% more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% more in Meknes
Groceries: pay 35.3% more in Meknes
Transportation: pay 46.8% more in Meknes
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Meknes
Childcare: pay 90.2% more in Meknes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.6% more in Meknes
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in Meknes

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Meknes are more expensive than in Alexandria. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Meknes.

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Meknes vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Meknes instead of Alexandria, you would:

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pay 15.6% more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Meknes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP227.13	$3.01 MAD29.27	-29.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP255.20	$6.02 MAD58.53	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP16.93	$0.84 MAD8.17	+165.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.61	$0.42 MAD4.06	+238.1%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

	Alexandria	Meknes
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP37.32	$0.36 MAD3.48	-48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP103.61	$5.39 MAD52.47	+178.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP171.31	$3.13 MAD30.47	-2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP62.20	$1.80 MAD17.56	+55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP106.50	$2.27 MAD22.13	+14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP37.22	$0.55 MAD5.31	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.70	$0.60 MAD5.84	+71.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.12	$0.30 MAD2.88	+20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.18	$0.31 MAD3.01	+101.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.17	$0.24 MAD2.36	+110.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.61	$0.23 MAD2.29	+65.0%
Average			+35.3%

Alexandria vs. Meknes - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.8% more for transportation

	Alexandria	Meknes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP91.93	$5.10 MAD49.60	+196.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP612.48	$15.04 MAD146.34	+31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$30,080.62 MAD293K	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP255.20	$3.11 MAD30.24	-34.9%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Meknes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP714.56	$33.67 MAD327.60	+151.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,315.76	$263.21 MAD2,560.90	+92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,776.97	$165.44 MAD1,609.71	+134.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP584.30	$23.03 MAD224.11	+110.7%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 90.2% more for childcare

	Alexandria	Meknes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,644.66	$119.49 MAD1,162.60	+37.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP114K	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	+163.1%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 64.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Meknes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP71.46	$3.01 MAD29.27	+125.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP68.90	$1.20 MAD11.71	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP102.08	$3.96 MAD38.54	+107.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP694.15	$28.13 MAD273.66	+116.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP153.12	$4.01 MAD39.02	+40.0%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	Alexandria	Meknes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,803.42	$58.33 MAD567.52	+72.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,461.27	$43.98 MAD427.95	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP6,941.47	$90.95 MAD884.91	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,028.38	$58.59 MAD570.06	+3.4%
Average			+4.6%

Alexandria vs. Meknes - Cost of clothing

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