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Morocco

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Pasig vs. Meknes Cost of Living Summary

Pasig is 19.0% more expensive than Meknes.

Restaurants: pay 17.0% less in Pasig
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Pasig
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Pasig
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Pasig
Childcare: pay 33.1% more in Pasig
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Pasig
Clothing: pay 27.7% less in Pasig

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Pasig are more expensive than in Meknes. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Pasig. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Pasig.

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Pasig vs. Meknes Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.0% less for restaurants

	Meknes	Pasig
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MAD29.27	$3.98 ₱251.03	+32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 MAD58.53	$2.81 ₱176.73	-53.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MAD8.17	$0.69 ₱43.18	-18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MAD4.06	$0.32 ₱20.46	-22.3%
Average			-17.0%

Meknes vs. Pasig - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Meknes	Pasig
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 MAD3.48	$1.14 ₱71.61	+217.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD52.47	$2.79 ₱175.72	-48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.13 MAD30.47	$6.42 ₱404.50	+105.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MAD17.56	$2.05 ₱129.18	+13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 MAD22.13	$1.55 ₱97.74	-31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 MAD5.31	$1.45 ₱91.09	+165.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MAD5.84	$0.72 ₱45.55	+20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.88	$1.32 ₱83.12	+346.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$0.80 ₱50.10	+157.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 MAD2.36	$1.03 ₱64.97	+325.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MAD2.29	$1.20 ₱75.72	+411.5%
Average			+100.3%

Meknes vs. Pasig - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Meknes	Pasig
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 MAD49.60	$4.66 ₱293.33	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.04 MAD146.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$21,359.52 ₱1M	-29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.11 MAD30.24	$2.54 ₱160.16	-18.2%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Meknes	Pasig
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.67 MAD327.60	$24.14 ₱1,520.93	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.21 MAD2,560.90	$334.74 ₱21,086.86	+27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.44 MAD1,609.71	$151.43 ₱9,539.29	-8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.03 MAD224.11	$94.04 ₱5,924.32	+308.3%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 33.1% more for childcare

	Meknes	Pasig
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.49 MAD1,162.60	$132.83 ₱8,367.80	+11.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	$8,932.60 ₱563K	+59.4%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Meknes	Pasig
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 MAD29.27	$1.20 ₱75.31	-60.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.20 MAD11.71	$2.26 ₱142.25	+87.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.96 MAD38.54	$2.95 ₱185.77	-25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.13 MAD273.66	$30.29 ₱1,907.86	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.01 MAD39.02	$6.38 ₱401.65	+59.0%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 27.7% less for clothing

	Meknes	Pasig
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD567.52	$34.01 ₱2,142.16	-41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD427.95	$27.47 ₱1,730.75	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD884.91	$71.73 ₱4,518.61	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD570.06	$55.79 ₱3,514.48	-4.8%
Average			-27.7%

Meknes vs. Pasig - Cost of clothing

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