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Santiago vs. Meknes Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 56.3% more expensive than Meknes.

Restaurants: pay 62.7% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 79.1% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 18.5% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 10.4% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Meknes Cost Breakdown

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pay 62.7% more for restaurants

	Meknes	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MAD29.27	$8.29 DOP509.30	+175.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 MAD58.53	$7.05 DOP432.90	+17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MAD8.17	$0.70 DOP42.78	-17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MAD4.06	$0.39 DOP24.19	-5.7%
Average			+62.7%

Meknes vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

	Meknes	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 MAD3.48	$1.51 DOP93.03	+323.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD52.47	$3.15 DOP193.81	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.13 MAD30.47	$4.50 DOP276.65	+43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MAD17.56	$1.48 DOP90.65	-18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 MAD22.13	$1.63 DOP99.87	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 MAD5.31	$1.45 DOP88.96	+165.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MAD5.84	$0.37 DOP22.53	-38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.88	$1.24 DOP75.89	+317.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$0.83 DOP51.09	+169.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 MAD2.36	$0.91 DOP56.14	+276.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MAD2.29	$1.00 DOP61.45	+325.7%
Average			+79.1%

Meknes vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.5% more for transportation

	Meknes	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 MAD49.60	$5.35 DOP328.96	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.04 MAD146.34	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	+101.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-50.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.11 MAD30.24	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	+556.1%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Meknes	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.67 MAD327.60	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.21 MAD2,560.90	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	+157.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.44 MAD1,609.71	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	+64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.03 MAD224.11	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+207.9%
Average			+111.2%

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pay 10.4% more for childcare

	Meknes	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.49 MAD1,162.60	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	+24.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-2.4%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Meknes	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 MAD29.27	$2.49 DOP152.79	-17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.20 MAD11.71	$1.80 DOP110.35	+49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.96 MAD38.54	$4.81 DOP295.39	+21.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.13 MAD273.66	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.01 MAD39.02	$4.97 DOP305.58	+24.0%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Meknes	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD567.52	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD427.95	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD884.91	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	-31.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD570.06	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	+13.2%
Average			-22.3%

Meknes vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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