Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 35.0% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
|
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