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Morocco

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Bologna vs. Meknes Cost of Living Summary

Bologna is 3.2 times more expensive than Meknes.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Bologna
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Bologna
Transportation: pay 93.3% more in Bologna
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Bologna
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Bologna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Bologna
Clothing: pay 53.3% more in Bologna

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

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Bologna vs. Meknes Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Meknes	Bologna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MAD29.27	$22.39 €19.93	+644.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 MAD58.53	$13.44 €11.96	+123.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MAD8.17	$3.63 €3.23	+331.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MAD4.06	$1.77 €1.58	+324.4%
Average			+337.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Meknes	Bologna
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 MAD3.48	$3.09 €2.75	+763.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD52.47	$10.33 €9.20	+91.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.13 MAD30.47	$5.19 €4.62	+65.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MAD17.56	$3.95 €3.52	+118.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 MAD22.13	$5.59 €4.97	+145.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 MAD5.31	$1.10 €0.98	+102.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MAD5.84	$1.08 €0.96	+79.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.88	$1.17 €1.04	+295.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$1.54 €1.37	+399.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 MAD2.36	$0.86 €0.77	+255.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MAD2.29	$0.80 €0.71	+238.4%
Average			+191.1%

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pay 93.3% more for transportation

	Meknes	Bologna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 MAD49.60	$8.06 €7.17	+58.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.04 MAD146.34	$43.67 €38.87	+190.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	+20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.11 MAD30.24	$18.03 €16.05	+480.0%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Meknes	Bologna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.67 MAD327.60	$31.17 €27.74	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.21 MAD2,560.90	$1,136.62 €1,011.63	+331.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.44 MAD1,609.71	$872.70 €776.74	+427.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.03 MAD224.11	$189.21 €168.41	+721.5%
Average			+377.0%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Meknes	Bologna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.49 MAD1,162.60	$771.78 €686.91	+545.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	$16,312.31 €14,518.54	+191.1%
Average			+333.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Meknes	Bologna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 MAD29.27	$6.72 €5.98	+123.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.20 MAD11.71	$2.23 €1.98	+85.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.96 MAD38.54	$6.96 €6.20	+75.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.13 MAD273.66	$63.58 €56.59	+126.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.01 MAD39.02	$10.08 €8.97	+151.3%
Average			+116.9%

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pay 53.3% more for clothing

	Meknes	Bologna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD567.52	$92.07 €81.94	+57.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD427.95	$45.99 €40.93	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD884.91	$120.58 €107.32	+32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD570.06	$147.99 €131.71	+152.6%
Average			+53.3%

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