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Morocco

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Meknes Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 2.1 times more expensive than Meknes.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 81.0% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 43.6% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 30.2% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

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

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Meknes Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Meknes, you would:

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pay 50.5% more for restaurants

	Meknes	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MAD29.27	$6.13 SAR23.00	+103.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 MAD58.53	$8.53 SAR32.00	+41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MAD8.17	$0.99 SAR3.71	+17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MAD4.06	$0.25 SAR0.95	-39.2%
Average			+50.5%

Meknes vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.0% more for groceries

	Meknes	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 MAD3.48	$1.29 SAR4.85	+261.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD52.47	$3.21 SAR12.04	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.13 MAD30.47	$6.49 SAR24.37	+107.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MAD17.56	$2.46 SAR9.23	+36.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 MAD22.13	$3.71 SAR13.92	+63.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 MAD5.31	$0.94 SAR3.52	+72.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MAD5.84	$0.78 SAR2.92	+29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.88	$0.71 SAR2.67	+141.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$0.75 SAR2.81	+142.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 MAD2.36	$0.52 SAR1.95	+114.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MAD2.29	$0.58 SAR2.17	+145.8%
Average			+81.0%

Meknes vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.6% more for transportation

	Meknes	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 MAD49.60	$2.35 SAR8.82	-53.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.04 MAD146.34	$54.69 SAR205.26	+263.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+59.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.11 MAD30.24	$17.05 SAR64.00	+448.7%
Average			+43.6%

Meknes vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Meknes	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.67 MAD327.60	$67.53 SAR253.45	+100.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.21 MAD2,560.90	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	+202.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.44 MAD1,609.71	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	+220.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.03 MAD224.11	$68.97 SAR258.83	+199.4%
Average			+202.9%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Meknes	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.49 MAD1,162.60	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	+536.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	+193.4%
Average			+332.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Meknes	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 MAD29.27	$2.40 SAR9.00	-20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.20 MAD11.71	$3.79 SAR14.23	+215.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.96 MAD38.54	$6.66 SAR25.00	+68.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.13 MAD273.66	$79.20 SAR297.24	+181.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.01 MAD39.02	$11.99 SAR45.00	+199.0%
Average			+115.7%

Meknes vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.2% more for clothing

	Meknes	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD567.52	$73.80 SAR276.94	+26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD427.95	$57.02 SAR214.00	+29.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD884.91	$99.59 SAR373.73	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD570.06	$93.64 SAR351.41	+59.8%
Average			+30.2%

Meknes vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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