Cost of living comparison

Morocco

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United States

San Francisco vs. Meknes Cost of Living Summary

San Francisco is 5.5 times more expensive than Meknes.

Restaurants: pay 5.1 times more in San Francisco
Groceries: pay 4.4 times more in San Francisco
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in San Francisco
Housing: pay 12.2 times more in San Francisco
Childcare: pay 13.7 times more in San Francisco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in San Francisco
Clothing: pay 38.9% more in San Francisco

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

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San Francisco vs. Meknes Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Francisco instead of Meknes, you would:

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pay 5.1 times more for restaurants

	Meknes	San Francisco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MAD29.27	$27.15	+802.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 MAD58.53	$15.00	+149.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MAD8.17	$3.16	+276.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MAD4.06	$2.70	+546.5%
Average			+409.9%

Meknes vs. San Francisco - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.4 times more for groceries

	Meknes	San Francisco
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 MAD3.48	$5.31	+1385.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD52.47	$8.16	+51.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.13 MAD30.47	$6.63	+111.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MAD17.56	$4.93	+173.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 MAD22.13	$6.99	+207.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 MAD5.31	$2.78	+409.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MAD5.84	$1.30	+117.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.88	$2.00	+576.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$3.11	+906.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 MAD2.36	$1.34	+451.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MAD2.29	$1.67	+608.6%
Average			+339.3%

Meknes vs. San Francisco - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Meknes	San Francisco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 MAD49.60	$5.78	+13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.04 MAD146.34	$95.00	+531.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$36,998.00	+23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.11 MAD30.24	$20.39	+556.0%
Average			+112.8%

Meknes vs. San Francisco - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.2 times more for housing

	Meknes	San Francisco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.67 MAD327.60	$76.29	+126.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.21 MAD2,560.90	$3,735.00	+1319.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.44 MAD1,609.71	$2,618.75	+1482.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.03 MAD224.11	$164.32	+613.4%
Average			+1119.9%

Meknes vs. San Francisco - Cost of housing

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pay 13.7 times more for childcare

	Meknes	San Francisco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.49 MAD1,162.60	$2,942.94	+2362.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	$42,562.50	+659.6%
Average			+1267.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Meknes	San Francisco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 MAD29.27	$8.00	+166.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.20 MAD11.71	$5.97	+395.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.96 MAD38.54	$12.00	+203.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.13 MAD273.66	$121.54	+332.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.01 MAD39.02	$18.00	+348.8%
Average			+292.7%

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pay 38.9% more for clothing

	Meknes	San Francisco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD567.52	$76.17	+30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD427.95	$47.67	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD884.91	$101.08	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD570.06	$138.64	+136.6%
Average			+38.9%

Meknes vs. San Francisco - Cost of clothing

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