Cost of living comparison

Morocco

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar vs. Meknes Cost of Living Summary

Mostar is 50.7% more expensive than Meknes.

Restaurants: pay 71.6% more in Mostar
Groceries: pay 48.9% more in Mostar
Transportation: pay 41.0% more in Mostar
Housing: pay 67.7% more in Mostar
Childcare: pay 93.3% more in Mostar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% more in Mostar
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Mostar

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

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Mostar vs. Meknes Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.6% more for restaurants

	Meknes	Mostar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MAD29.27	$6.87 BAM11.95	+128.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 MAD58.53	$5.72 BAM9.95	-4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MAD8.17	$1.86 BAM3.24	+121.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MAD4.06	$1.22 BAM2.12	+191.0%
Average			+71.6%

Meknes vs. Mostar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.9% more for groceries

	Meknes	Mostar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 MAD3.48	$0.92 BAM1.60	+157.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD52.47	$3.88 BAM6.75	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.13 MAD30.47	$4.30 BAM7.49	+37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MAD17.56	$2.60 BAM4.52	+43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 MAD22.13	$3.28 BAM5.70	+44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 MAD5.31	$0.51 BAM0.88	-7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MAD5.84	$0.74 BAM1.28	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.88	$0.63 BAM1.09	+112.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$0.53 BAM0.93	+72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 MAD2.36	$0.46 BAM0.79	+88.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MAD2.29	$0.45 BAM0.79	+93.3%
Average			+48.9%

Meknes vs. Mostar - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.0% more for transportation

	Meknes	Mostar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 MAD49.60	$5.84 BAM10.16	+14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.04 MAD146.34	$36.47 BAM63.46	+142.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$30,495.31 BAM53,055.82	+1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.11 MAD30.24	$6.29 BAM10.95	+102.5%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 67.7% more for housing

	Meknes	Mostar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.67 MAD327.60	$26.22 BAM45.62	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.21 MAD2,560.90	$428.54 BAM745.57	+62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.44 MAD1,609.71	$251.36 BAM437.32	+51.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.03 MAD224.11	$70.25 BAM122.22	+205.0%
Average			+67.7%

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pay 93.3% more for childcare

	Meknes	Mostar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.49 MAD1,162.60	$135.41 BAM235.58	+13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	$18,475.64 BAM32,143.97	+229.7%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Meknes	Mostar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 MAD29.27	$2.29 BAM3.98	-23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.20 MAD11.71	$1.66 BAM2.89	+37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.96 MAD38.54	$3.89 BAM6.77	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.13 MAD273.66	$34.90 BAM60.72	+24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.01 MAD39.02	$5.66 BAM9.85	+41.1%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Meknes	Mostar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD567.52	$58.36 BAM101.53	+0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD427.95	$32.23 BAM56.08	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD884.91	$85.58 BAM148.89	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD570.06	$82.39 BAM143.34	+40.6%
Average			-0.8%

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