Cost of living comparison

Morocco

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Meknes Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 87.6% more expensive than Meknes.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 43.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.2% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Meknes. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Meknes Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.4% more for restaurants

	Meknes	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MAD29.58	$2.97 THB99.74	-1.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 MAD59.16	$6.98 THB234.40	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MAD8.26	$0.65 THB21.84	-22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MAD4.11	$0.35 THB11.83	-15.6%
Average			+0.4%

Meknes vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Meknes	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 MAD3.52	$1.48 THB49.62	+313.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD53.02	$8.63 THB289.68	+60.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.13 MAD30.79	$7.27 THB244.13	+132.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MAD17.75	$2.56 THB86.12	+42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 MAD22.36	$1.63 THB54.78	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 MAD5.37	$1.77 THB59.40	+224.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MAD5.90	$0.81 THB27.08	+34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.91	$1.24 THB41.73	+320.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.04	$0.87 THB29.36	+183.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 MAD2.39	$0.78 THB26.24	+222.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MAD2.31	$0.69 THB23.22	+194.4%
Average			+125.6%

Meknes vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.2% more for transportation

	Meknes	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 MAD50.13	$5.32 THB178.55	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.04 MAD147.90	$34.98 THB1,174.47	+132.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD296K	$31,193.83 THB1M	+3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.11 MAD30.57	$10.55 THB354.09	+239.3%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Meknes	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.67 MAD331.09	$17.88 THB600.15	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.21 MAD2,588.23	$675.80 THB22,689.17	+156.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.44 MAD1,626.89	$346.10 THB11,620.04	+109.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.03 MAD226.50	$82.03 THB2,753.97	+256.1%
Average			+129.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Meknes	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.49 MAD1,175.01	$568.31 THB19,080.44	+375.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD55,099.82	$16,500.59 THB554K	+194.5%
Average			+274.2%

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pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Meknes	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 MAD29.58	$2.67 THB89.77	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.20 MAD11.83	$2.79 THB93.81	+132.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.96 MAD38.95	$4.60 THB154.60	+16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.13 MAD276.58	$58.43 THB1,961.61	+107.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.01 MAD39.44	$7.58 THB254.34	+88.9%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Meknes	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD573.58	$70.75 THB2,375.38	+21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD432.52	$42.94 THB1,441.62	-2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD894.35	$97.05 THB3,258.27	+6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD576.15	$109.92 THB3,690.49	+87.6%
Average			+24.1%

Meknes vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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