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Egypt

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Morocco

Meknes vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Meknes is 16.3% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% less in Meknes
Groceries: pay 14.0% more in Meknes
Transportation: pay 74.5% more in Meknes
Housing: pay 8.0% more in Meknes
Childcare: pay 23.6% more in Meknes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Meknes
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Meknes

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

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Meknes vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.1% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Meknes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP250.20	$3.01 MAD29.58	-37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP310.25	$6.02 MAD59.16	+1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.54	$0.84 MAD8.26	+137.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.64	$0.42 MAD4.11	+186.6%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 14.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Meknes
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP39.94	$0.36 MAD3.52	-53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP111.83	$5.39 MAD53.02	+152.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP187.12	$3.13 MAD30.79	-12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP62.05	$1.80 MAD17.75	+52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP118.35	$2.27 MAD22.36	+0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP42.83	$0.55 MAD5.37	-33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.16	$0.60 MAD5.90	+73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP13.80	$0.30 MAD2.91	+12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.69	$0.31 MAD3.04	+27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.49	$0.24 MAD2.39	+33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.29	$0.23 MAD2.31	+19.7%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 74.5% more for transportation

	Cairo	Meknes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP87.91	$5.10 MAD50.13	+203.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP450.37	$15.04 MAD147.90	+75.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$30,080.62 MAD296K	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP100.08	$3.11 MAD30.57	+62.8%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 8.0% more for housing

	Cairo	Meknes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP739.02	$33.67 MAD331.09	+138.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,366.38	$263.21 MAD2,588.23	+21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,049.84	$165.44 MAD1,626.89	-13.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,088.04	$23.03 MAD226.50	+10.9%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 23.6% more for childcare

	Cairo	Meknes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,449.69	$119.49 MAD1,175.01	-2.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP187K	$5,603.28 MAD55,099.82	+57.3%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Meknes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP77.56	$3.01 MAD29.58	+103.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP93.16	$1.20 MAD11.83	-32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP105.09	$3.96 MAD38.95	+97.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,565.04	$28.13 MAD276.58	-5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP250.20	$4.01 MAD39.44	-16.0%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Meknes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,145.49	$58.33 MAD573.58	+42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,652.16	$43.98 MAD432.52	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,063.75	$90.95 MAD894.35	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,135.88	$58.59 MAD576.15	-2.1%
Average			-1.2%

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