Cost of living comparison

Tangier, Morocco

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Tangier Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 19.0% more expensive than Tangier.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 37.3% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 69.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 11.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 59.7% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 35.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Tangier Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	Tangier	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.03 MAD37.28	$3.85 KES497.85	-4.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 MAD62.91	$6.17 KES796.57	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 MAD6.52	$0.66 KES85.62	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 MAD3.22	$0.53 KES68.79	+53.3%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 37.3% more for groceries

	Tangier	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.50	$0.56 KES72.11	+14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.03 MAD37.28	$5.59 KES722.20	+38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.41 MAD31.61	$3.35 KES433.02	-1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MAD17.29	$1.70 KES219.99	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 MAD28.56	$2.71 KES350.07	-12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 MAD5.64	$1.26 KES163.27	+107.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MAD5.23	$0.50 KES64.55	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.17	$0.87 KES112.89	+155.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MAD3.66	$0.46 KES59.06	+15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.10	$0.48 KES62.34	+44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.04	$0.56 KES71.87	+69.2%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 69.3% more for transportation

	Tangier	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MAD51.66	$6.17 KES797.74	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.10 MAD139.80	$30.83 KES3,982.83	+104.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,227.16 MAD316,876.30	$19,266.80 KES2,489,270.65	-43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.53 MAD41.94	$13.87 KES1,792.27	+206.2%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 11.8% less for housing

	Tangier	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.22 MAD326.09	$39.39 KES5,089.54	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$352.34 MAD3,261.96	$428.53 KES55,365.83	+21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.63 MAD1,922.23	$166.44 KES21,503.47	-19.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.19 MAD529.43	$22.39 KES2,893.11	-60.8%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 59.7% more for childcare

	Tangier	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.60 MAD838.79	$166.67 KES21,534.37	+84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,914.25 MAD54,754.36	$8,008.06 KES1,034,640.93	+35.4%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tangier	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.52 MAD32.62	$2.31 KES298.71	-34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 MAD18.41	$2.24 KES289.52	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 MAD36.81	$3.08 KES398.28	-22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.47 MAD226.58	$44.12 KES5,699.93	+80.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.54 MAD60.58	$6.17 KES796.57	-5.8%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 35.8% less for clothing

	Tangier	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.08 MAD306.22	$16.84 KES2,176.10	-49.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.43 MAD365.03	$22.95 KES2,965.00	-41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.37 MAD753.36	$61.84 KES7,989.37	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.98 MAD675.69	$52.50 KES6,783.22	-28.1%
Average			-35.8%

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