Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 28.2% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,103
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,003
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD255
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD172
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD544
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD553
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD297
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD740
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,206
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,080,507
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,041
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,813
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD88,409
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,140
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,292
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD35,823
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD788,239
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD301
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD262
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,909
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD752
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,016
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,216
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,058
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,435
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
|
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