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Beni Mellal vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Beni Mellal is 12.6% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% less in Beni Mellal
Groceries: pay 25.9% less in Beni Mellal
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Beni Mellal
Housing: pay 29.4% less in Beni Mellal
Childcare: pay 23.1% less in Beni Mellal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% less in Beni Mellal
Clothing: pay 42.6% more in Beni Mellal

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Beni Mellal.

Beni Mellal vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beni Mellal instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 29.7% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Beni Mellal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$3.31 MAD30.42	-43.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$5.52 MAD50.69	-20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.59 MAD5.46	-15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.33 MAD3.04	-39.7%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 25.9% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Beni Mellal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.49 MAD4.50	-10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$4.36 MAD40.05	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$2.79 MAD25.59	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$1.46 MAD13.38	-11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$3.00 MAD27.59	+2.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$0.55 MAD5.06	-60.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.53 MAD4.83	+10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.31 MAD2.87	-64.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.38 MAD3.45	-17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.21 MAD1.95	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.31 MAD2.87	-38.2%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Beni Mellal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$5.91 MAD54.30	+9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$8.83 MAD81.11	-71.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$37,528.87 MAD344,714.08	+73.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$8.06 MAD74.01	-52.7%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 29.4% less for housing

	Nairobi	Beni Mellal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$34.95 MAD321.06	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$176.61 MAD1,622.18	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$117.74 MAD1,081.46	-42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$29.46 MAD270.63	+0.5%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 23.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Beni Mellal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$158.90 MAD1,459.52	-29.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$7,276.52 MAD66,837.08	-17.1%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Beni Mellal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$2.76 MAD25.35	+18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$1.27 MAD11.66	-46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$4.19 MAD38.53	+35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$19.13 MAD175.74	-57.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$6.62 MAD60.83	-9.9%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 42.6% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Beni Mellal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$37.47 MAD344.13	+90.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$34.97 MAD321.17	+40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$75.00 MAD688.86	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$80.00 MAD734.79	+28.5%
Average			+42.6%

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