Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 25.5% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Castries, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.03
MAD50.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.04
MAD60.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.63
MAD6.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.36
MAD3.65
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.43
MAD4.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$5.52
MAD55.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$3.01
MAD30.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.79
MAD18.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.80
MAD28.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.68
MAD6.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.61
MAD6.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.37
MAD3.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.38
MAD3.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.31
MAD3.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.32
MAD3.21
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.58
MAD56.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.17
MAD253.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$34,227.16
MAD344,236.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.95
MAD69.86
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$37.69
MAD379.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$396.93
MAD3,992.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$225.91
MAD2,272.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$29.22
MAD293.87
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$126.81
MAD1,275.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,470.70
MAD55,021.01
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$4.03
MAD40.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.75
MAD17.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.98
MAD39.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$26.09
MAD262.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.54
MAD65.81
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$49.04
MAD493.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$42.40
MAD426.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$94.38
MAD949.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$88.59
MAD890.96
|
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