Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 5.3% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 11.3% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
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