Cost of living comparison

Morocco

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Nairobi vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 34.6% more expensive than Morocco overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 48.7% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 49.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 16.6% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 28.3% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Morocco, you would:

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pay 22.6% more for restaurants

	Morocco	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.66 MAD33.91	$3.85 KES499.63	+5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.81 MAD53.83	$6.17 KES799.40	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MAD5.09	$0.66 KES85.93	+20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 MAD3.12	$0.53 KES69.04	+58.2%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 48.7% more for groceries

	Morocco	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 MAD4.13	$0.56 KES72.36	+25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 MAD40.84	$5.59 KES724.78	+26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.96 MAD27.48	$3.35 KES434.56	+13.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 MAD16.05	$1.70 KES220.77	-1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.32 MAD21.51	$2.71 KES351.32	+16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 MAD5.28	$1.26 KES163.85	+121.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 MAD4.66	$0.50 KES64.78	-0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.11	$0.87 KES113.29	+160.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.04	$0.46 KES59.27	+39.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.81	$0.48 KES62.56	+59.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD2.94	$0.56 KES72.13	+75.6%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 49.3% more for transportation

	Morocco	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.54 MAD51.38	$6.17 KES800.58	+11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.14 MAD158.86	$30.83 KES3,997.01	+79.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,700.94 MAD312,394.32	$19,266.80 KES2,498,133.37	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.57 MAD51.67	$13.87 KES1,798.66	+148.8%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 16.6% more for housing

	Morocco	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.50 MAD301.31	$39.39 KES5,107.66	+21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$258.42 MAD2,395.47	$428.53 KES55,562.95	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$169.52 MAD1,571.43	$166.44 KES21,580.03	-1.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.53 MAD255.16	$22.39 KES2,903.41	-18.7%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Morocco	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.45 MAD856.97	$166.67 KES21,611.05	+80.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,297.34 MAD30,565.07	$8,008.06 KES1,038,324.64	+142.9%
Average			+111.6%

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pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Morocco	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.91 MAD27.02	$2.31 KES299.78	-20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 MAD14.29	$2.24 KES290.55	+45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 MAD35.42	$3.08 KES399.70	-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.63 MAD209.77	$44.12 KES5,720.22	+94.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.63 MAD52.21	$6.17 KES799.40	+9.5%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 28.3% less for clothing

	Morocco	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32 MAD308.90	$16.84 KES2,183.84	-49.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.79 MAD331.72	$22.95 KES2,975.55	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.85 MAD666.06	$61.84 KES8,017.82	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.08 MAD566.16	$52.50 KES6,807.37	-14.0%
Average			-28.3%

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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: April 2025

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