Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 41.9% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.8% less in Rabat
- Groceries
-
pay 50.3% less in Rabat
- Housing
-
pay 52.5% less in Rabat
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.1% more in Rabat
- Clothing
-
pay 36.0% less in Rabat
Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Rabat.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$5.03
MAD49.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$6.04
MAD58.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.63
MAD6.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.36
MAD3.54
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.43
MAD4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$5.52
MAD53.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$3.01
MAD29.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.79
MAD17.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.80
MAD27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.68
MAD6.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.61
MAD5.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.37
MAD3.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.38
MAD3.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.31
MAD3.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.32
MAD3.10
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.58
MAD54.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.17
MAD245.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,227.16
MAD333,213.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.95
MAD67.62
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.69
MAD366.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$396.93
MAD3,864.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$225.91
MAD2,199.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$29.22
MAD284.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$126.81
MAD1,234.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,470.70
MAD53,259.15
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.03
MAD39.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.75
MAD17.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.98
MAD38.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.09
MAD253.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$6.54
MAD63.70
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$49.04
MAD477.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.40
MAD412.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$94.38
MAD918.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.59
MAD862.43
|
|
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