Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Morocco

Meknes vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Meknes is 16.4% cheaper than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% more in Meknes
Groceries: pay 43.8% less in Meknes
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Meknes
Housing: pay 30.3% less in Meknes
Childcare: pay 27.0% less in Meknes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% more in Meknes
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in Meknes

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

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Meknes vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.0% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Meknes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$3.01 MAD29.27	+13.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$6.02 MAD58.53	+79.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.84 MAD8.17	+86.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.42 MAD4.06	+62.7%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Meknes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$0.36 MAD3.48	-67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$5.39 MAD52.47	+14.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$3.13 MAD30.47	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$1.80 MAD17.56	-1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$2.27 MAD22.13	+63.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$0.55 MAD5.31	-57.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.60 MAD5.84	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.30 MAD2.88	-74.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.31 MAD3.01	-50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.24 MAD2.36	-61.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.23 MAD2.29	-75.6%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Meknes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$5.10 MAD49.60	+60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$15.04 MAD146.34	+28.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$30,080.62 MAD293K	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$3.11 MAD30.24	-2.8%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 30.3% less for housing

	Jakarta	Meknes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$33.67 MAD327.60	+77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$263.21 MAD2,560.90	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$165.44 MAD1,609.71	-16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$23.03 MAD224.11	-71.8%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 27.0% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Meknes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$119.49 MAD1,162.60	-21.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	-31.7%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Meknes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$3.01 MAD29.27	+19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$1.20 MAD11.71	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$3.96 MAD38.54	+40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$28.13 MAD273.66	+7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$4.01 MAD39.02	+19.6%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Meknes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$58.33 MAD567.52	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$43.98 MAD427.95	+53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$90.95 MAD884.91	+26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$58.59 MAD570.06	-44.8%
Average			+1.6%

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