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Meknes vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Meknes is 21.7% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 34.1% less in Meknes
Groceries: pay 29.3% less in Meknes
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Meknes
Housing: pay 35.2% more in Meknes
Childcare: pay 84.4% less in Meknes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Meknes
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Meknes

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

Meknes vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.1% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Meknes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB945.90	$2.54 MAD23.55	-78.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB472.95	$6.62 MAD61.43	+11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB109.58	$0.77 MAD7.17	-44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.48	$0.46 MAD4.27	-24.8%
Average			-34.1%

Moscow vs. Meknes - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.3% less for groceries

	Moscow	Meknes
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.07	$0.36 MAD3.37	-57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB496.98	$6.17 MAD57.20	-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB366.21	$3.37 MAD31.30	-27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB133.36	$1.92 MAD17.83	+14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB195.23	$2.50 MAD23.22	+1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.14	$0.58 MAD5.38	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB68.97	$0.59 MAD5.48	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.48	$0.33 MAD3.02	-63.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB129.97	$0.29 MAD2.69	-82.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.83	$0.28 MAD2.63	-33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.84	$0.30 MAD2.74	-12.8%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Meknes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB224.98	$5.53 MAD51.34	+95.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,903.92	$16.56 MAD153.59	-54.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$37,528.87 MAD348K	+1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB454.03	$5.19 MAD48.12	-9.4%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 35.2% more for housing

	Moscow	Meknes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB619.53	$36.70 MAD340.46	+369.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,319.75	$289.74 MAD2,687.78	-76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,216.70	$182.13 MAD1,689.46	-74.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,766.12	$25.02 MAD232.12	-77.4%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 84.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Meknes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,024.63	$128.63 MAD1,193.25	-80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$1,655.69 MAD15,358.73	-88.4%
Average			-84.4%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Meknes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB331.07	$3.31 MAD30.72	-20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB250.20	$1.32 MAD12.29	-58.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB236.48	$4.19 MAD38.91	+40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,533.44	$30.44 MAD282.36	-31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB520.25	$4.42 MAD40.96	-32.7%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Meknes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,028.40	$65.90 MAD611.28	-13.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,783.61	$49.13 MAD455.73	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,745.03	$82.60 MAD766.19	-32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,428.11	$55.24 MAD512.39	-64.8%
Average			-27.0%

Moscow vs. Meknes - Cost of clothing

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