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Valparaiso vs. Meknes Cost of Living Summary

Valparaiso is 70.0% more expensive than Meknes.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Valparaiso
Groceries: pay 84.6% more in Valparaiso
Transportation: pay 22.2% more in Valparaiso
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Valparaiso
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Valparaiso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% more in Valparaiso
Clothing: pay 34.8% less in Valparaiso

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

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Valparaiso vs. Meknes Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Meknes	Valparaiso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MAD29.27	$9.21 CLF0.2300	+206.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 MAD58.53	$8.44 CLF0.2100	+40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MAD8.17	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MAD4.06	$0.85 CLF0.0200	+104.6%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 84.6% more for groceries

	Meknes	Valparaiso
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 MAD3.48	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+407.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD52.47	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.13 MAD30.47	$4.81 CLF0.1200	+53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MAD17.56	$3.89 CLF0.1000	+115.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 MAD22.13	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 MAD5.31	$0.75 CLF0.0200	+37.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MAD5.84	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.88	$0.69 CLF0.0200	+133.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+125.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 MAD2.36	$0.42 CLF0.0100	+72.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MAD2.29	$0.57 CLF0.0100	+143.6%
Average			+84.6%

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pay 22.2% more for transportation

	Meknes	Valparaiso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 MAD49.60	$5.58 CLF0.1400	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.04 MAD146.34	$51.16 CLF1.2800	+240.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$14,299.89 CLF357.4400	-52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.11 MAD30.24	$7.37 CLF0.1800	+137.0%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Meknes	Valparaiso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.67 MAD327.60	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.21 MAD2,560.90	$462.36 CLF11.5600	+75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.44 MAD1,609.71	$383.91 CLF9.6000	+132.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.03 MAD224.11	$89.03 CLF2.2300	+286.5%
Average			+108.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Meknes	Valparaiso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.49 MAD1,162.60	$432.52 CLF10.8100	+262.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+95.6%
Average			+166.1%

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pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Meknes	Valparaiso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 MAD29.27	$4.05 CLF0.1000	+34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.20 MAD11.71	$2.75 CLF0.0700	+128.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.96 MAD38.54	$4.35 CLF0.1100	+9.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.13 MAD273.66	$24.56 CLF0.6100	-12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.01 MAD39.02	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+87.5%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 34.8% less for clothing

	Meknes	Valparaiso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD567.52	$32.40 CLF0.8100	-44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD427.95	$28.14 CLF0.7000	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD884.91	$54.74 CLF1.3700	-39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD570.06	$49.63 CLF1.2400	-15.3%
Average			-34.8%

Meknes vs. Valparaiso - Cost of clothing

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