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Nairobi vs. Beni Mellal Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 41.0% more expensive than Beni Mellal.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 55.8% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 77.7% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 64.7% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 30.9% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Nairobi are more expensive than in Beni Mellal. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Beni Mellal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Beni Mellal, you would:

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pay 46.4% more for restaurants

	Beni Mellal	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.31 MAD30.42	$5.80 KES747.37	+75.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.52 MAD50.69	$6.97 KES896.85	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MAD5.46	$0.70 KES90.36	+18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 MAD3.04	$0.55 KES70.70	+65.8%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 55.8% more for groceries

	Beni Mellal	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.50	$0.55 KES70.35	+11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MAD40.05	$5.57 KES716.71	+27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.79 MAD25.59	$3.36 KES432.07	+20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 MAD13.38	$1.64 KES211.74	+12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 MAD27.59	$2.92 KES375.75	-2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 MAD5.06	$1.41 KES181.11	+155.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 MAD4.83	$0.47 KES61.12	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD2.87	$0.89 KES114.54	+184.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.45	$0.46 KES58.73	+21.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 MAD1.95	$0.49 KES63.20	+130.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD2.87	$0.51 KES65.21	+61.9%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 77.7% more for transportation

	Beni Mellal	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MAD54.30	$5.40 KES695.11	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.83 MAD81.11	$30.96 KES3,985.98	+250.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,528.87 MAD344,714.08	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.06 MAD74.01	$17.03 KES2,192.29	+111.3%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 64.7% more for housing

	Beni Mellal	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.95 MAD321.06	$39.86 KES5,132.38	+14.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$176.61 MAD1,622.18	$476.96 KES61,406.69	+170.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.74 MAD1,081.46	$206.31 KES26,561.75	+75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.46 MAD270.63	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-0.5%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 30.9% more for childcare

	Beni Mellal	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.90 MAD1,459.52	$224.14 KES28,856.84	+41.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,276.52 MAD66,837.08	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	+20.6%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beni Mellal	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.76 MAD25.35	$2.32 KES298.95	-15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 MAD11.66	$2.37 KES305.12	+86.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.19 MAD38.53	$3.10 KES398.60	-26.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 MAD175.74	$45.30 KES5,831.99	+136.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.62 MAD60.83	$7.35 KES946.67	+11.0%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Beni Mellal	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.47 MAD344.13	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-47.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.97 MAD321.17	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 MAD688.86	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 MAD734.79	$62.28 KES8,017.80	-22.2%
Average			-27.0%

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