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Beni Mellal vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Beni Mellal is 67.6% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% more in Beni Mellal
Groceries: pay 41.3% more in Beni Mellal
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Beni Mellal
Housing: pay 48.3% more in Beni Mellal
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Beni Mellal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% more in Beni Mellal
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Beni Mellal

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

Beni Mellal vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.1% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Beni Mellal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$3.31 MAD30.42	-20.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$5.52 MAD50.69	+6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.59 MAD5.46	+56.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.33 MAD3.04	+130.5%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 41.3% more for groceries

	Cairo	Beni Mellal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$0.49 MAD4.50	-18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$4.36 MAD40.05	+132.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$2.79 MAD25.59	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$1.46 MAD13.38	+0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$3.00 MAD27.59	+45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.55 MAD5.06	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.53 MAD4.83	+56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.31 MAD2.87	+10.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.38 MAD3.45	+197.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.21 MAD1.95	+13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.31 MAD2.87	+67.9%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Beni Mellal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$5.91 MAD54.30	+334.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$8.83 MAD81.11	+37.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$37,528.87 MAD344,714.08	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$8.06 MAD74.01	+203.0%
Average			+143.6%

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pay 48.3% more for housing

	Cairo	Beni Mellal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$34.95 MAD321.06	+170.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$176.61 MAD1,622.18	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$117.74 MAD1,081.46	-14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$29.46 MAD270.63	+54.1%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Beni Mellal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$158.90 MAD1,459.52	+71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$7,276.52 MAD66,837.08	+229.1%
Average			+150.1%

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pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Beni Mellal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$2.76 MAD25.35	+89.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$1.27 MAD11.66	-21.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$4.19 MAD38.53	+101.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$19.13 MAD175.74	+10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$6.62 MAD60.83	+77.1%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Cairo	Beni Mellal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$37.47 MAD344.13	+10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$34.97 MAD321.17	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$75.00 MAD688.86	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$80.00 MAD734.79	+29.9%
Average			-4.7%

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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: December 2025

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