Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Morocco
  3. Kenya
  4. Comparison
MAD
COMPARED TO
KES

Kenya is 18.0% more expensive than Morocco.

If you lived in Kenya instead of Morocco, you would:
local_dining

pay 10.4% more for restaurants

  Morocco help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.20
MAD30.87
$3.62
KES375.91
+13.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.64
MAD54.43
$6.14
KES637.13
+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
MAD5.68
$0.50
KES52.26
-14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.35
MAD3.39
$0.47
KES48.81
+33.7%
Average +10.4%
Morocco vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 51.0% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.54
MAD5.22
$0.47
KES49.27
-12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.89
MAD37.56
$4.32
KES448.34
+11.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.87
MAD27.69
$2.54
KES263.14
-11.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.31
MAD12.66
$1.66
KES172.32
+26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.25
MAD21.68
$2.87
KES297.25
+27.5%
Apples (1 lb) $0.55
MAD5.30
$0.88
KES91.39
+60.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.54
MAD5.20
$0.45
KES46.36
-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.25
MAD2.39
$0.65
KES67.63
+162.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.24
MAD2.29
$0.51
KES52.78
+114.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.21
MAD2.05
$0.41
KES42.85
+94.3%
Onions (1 lb) $0.21
MAD2.03
$0.43
KES44.67
+105.0%
Average +51.0%
Morocco vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 43.6% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.25
MAD40.98
$3.82
KES396.41
-10.0%
Monthly public transit pass $16.02
MAD154.54
$29.68
KES3,079.51
+85.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,745.49
MAD219,459.92
$14,369.93
KES1,490,879.63
-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $6.09
MAD58.76
$14.38
KES1,491.84
+136.1%
Average +43.6%
Morocco vs. Kenya - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 19.9% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.47
MAD313.31
$37.89
KES3,931.00
+16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $284.71
MAD2,746.98
$190.67
KES19,782.18
-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $164.19
MAD1,584.16
$117.50
KES12,190.18
-28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $39.28
MAD378.99
$25.62
KES2,658.44
-34.8%
Average -19.9%
Morocco vs. Kenya - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 51.5% more for childcare

  Morocco help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $98.48
MAD950.20
$139.24
KES14,445.78
+41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,482.32
MAD33,599.15
$5,630.51
KES584,164.87
+61.7%
Average +51.5%
Morocco vs. Kenya - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.12
MAD30.11
$2.17
KES225.38
-30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.55
MAD14.93
$2.40
KES248.79
+54.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.51
MAD33.91
$2.12
KES219.81
-39.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $21.88
MAD211.15
$49.41
KES5,126.43
+125.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.40
MAD52.07
$5.90
KES611.64
+9.2%
Average +24.0%
Morocco vs. Kenya - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 34.3% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $29.62
MAD285.78
$22.55
KES2,339.73
-23.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.19
MAD339.51
$24.17
KES2,507.74
-31.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $68.61
MAD661.99
$45.49
KES4,719.91
-33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $67.25
MAD648.86
$34.85
KES3,615.70
-48.2%
Average -34.3%
Morocco vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2020
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