Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 14.8% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.22
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.58
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.71
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.09
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.11
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.42
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.99
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.85
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.49
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.53
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.29
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.14
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.09
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.05
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.99
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.36
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON121,227.60
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.12
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 56.5% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.69
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,611.86
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,815.37
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON546.18
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,218.60
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,162.54
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.06
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.44
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.12
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON231.23
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.16
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON361.48
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.99
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON374.28
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON461.59
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
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