Cost of living comparison

Morocco

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Japan

Chiba vs. Kenitra Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 2.5 times more expensive than Kenitra.

Restaurants: pay 61.3% more in Chiba
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 68.0% more in Chiba
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Chiba
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Chiba
Clothing: pay 34.1% more in Chiba

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

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Chiba vs. Kenitra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiba instead of Kenitra, you would:

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pay 61.3% more for restaurants

	Kenitra	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.14 MAD38.57	$6.68 ¥1,086	+61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MAD61.72	$5.01 ¥814	-24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 MAD5.66	$1.07 ¥174	+76.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 MAD3.02	$0.75 ¥122	+132.2%
Average			+61.3%

Kenitra vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Kenitra	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 MAD6.88	$1.75 ¥285	+137.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 MAD44.55	$4.86 ¥789	+1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.34 MAD31.15	$5.51 ¥896	+65.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MAD18.58	$1.49 ¥242	-25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 MAD28.77	$2.76 ¥448	-10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 MAD6.92	$2.63 ¥427	+253.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MAD5.99	$1.36 ¥222	+112.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.54	$1.76 ¥286	+363.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.21	$2.00 ¥324	+479.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD2.97	$1.44 ¥235	+352.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.58	$1.59 ¥258	+314.6%
Average			+185.7%

Kenitra vs. Chiba - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.0% more for transportation

	Kenitra	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.79 MAD54.00	$4.25 ¥691	-26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.08 MAD205.73	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,530.73 MAD350K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.73 MAD62.75	$24.99 ¥4,060	+271.2%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kenitra	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 MAD257.16	$16.71 ¥2,714	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.96 MAD2,571.63	$980.09 ¥159K	+255.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.10 MAD1,594.41	$478.91 ¥77,796	+179.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.60 MAD285.15	$61.65 ¥10,015	+101.5%
Average			+124.3%

Kenitra vs. Chiba - Cost of housing

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Kenitra	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.35 MAD925.79	$271.75 ¥44,145	+173.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,986.92 MAD18,515.76	$18,376.64 ¥3M	+824.9%
Average			+499.2%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kenitra	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 MAD20.57	$2.00 ¥326	-9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 MAD15.22	$3.01 ¥488	+84.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.19 MAD39.09	$4.01 ¥651	-4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.60 MAD257.16	$55.69 ¥9,046	+101.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 MAD69.43	$11.03 ¥1,791	+48.0%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 34.1% more for clothing

	Kenitra	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.44 MAD274.31	$40.09 ¥6,513	+36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.96 MAD325.74	$28.40 ¥4,614	-18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.43 MAD702.91	$57.87 ¥9,401	-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.63 MAD360.03	$93.55 ¥15,197	+142.2%
Average			+34.1%

Kenitra vs. Chiba - Cost of clothing

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