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Meknes vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Meknes is 7.3% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% more in Meknes
Groceries: pay 26.9% less in Meknes
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Meknes
Housing: pay 3.7% more in Meknes
Childcare: pay 87.4% less in Meknes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Meknes
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Meknes

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Meknes are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Meknes.

Meknes vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Meknes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$2.54 MAD23.55	-39.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$6.62 MAD61.43	+35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$0.77 MAD7.17	+61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.46 MAD4.27	+49.8%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 26.9% less for groceries

	Beijing	Meknes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$0.36 MAD3.37	-78.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$6.17 MAD57.20	-17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.81	$3.37 MAD31.30	-49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$1.92 MAD17.83	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$2.50 MAD23.22	+63.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$0.58 MAD5.38	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$0.59 MAD5.48	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$0.33 MAD3.02	-59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$0.29 MAD2.69	-51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.28 MAD2.63	-18.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.30 MAD2.74	-28.4%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Meknes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$5.53 MAD51.34	+31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.56	$16.56 MAD153.59	-47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$37,528.87 MAD348K	+105.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$5.19 MAD48.12	+12.1%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Beijing	Meknes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$36.70 MAD340.46	+183.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,450.12	$289.74 MAD2,687.78	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.79	$182.13 MAD1,689.46	-63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.81	$25.02 MAD232.12	-36.3%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 87.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Meknes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,902.00	$128.63 MAD1,193.25	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$1,655.69 MAD15,358.73	-92.9%
Average			-87.4%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Meknes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$3.31 MAD30.72	+195.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.02	$1.32 MAD12.29	-54.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$4.19 MAD38.91	-0.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.88	$30.44 MAD282.36	-47.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$4.42 MAD40.96	-47.5%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Meknes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.67	$65.90 MAD611.28	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.86	$49.13 MAD455.73	+35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.75	$82.60 MAD766.19	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.82	$55.24 MAD512.39	-47.7%
Average			-1.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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