Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 53.8% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.0% less in Rabat
- Groceries
-
pay 45.8% less in Rabat
- Transportation
-
pay 47.2% less in Rabat
- Housing
-
pay 72.0% less in Rabat
- Childcare
-
pay 66.8% less in Rabat
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 58.0% less in Rabat
- Clothing
-
pay 17.9% less in Rabat
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Rabat.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.87
|
$5.03
MAD46.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$6.04
MAD56.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.17
|
$0.63
MAD5.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.71
|
$0.36
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
$0.43
MAD4.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$5.52
MAD51.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.68
|
$3.01
MAD27.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.72
|
$1.79
MAD16.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.08
|
$2.80
MAD25.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.98
|
$0.68
MAD6.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.61
MAD5.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.12
|
$0.37
MAD3.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.64
|
$0.38
MAD3.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.31
MAD2.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$0.32
MAD2.96
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.33
|
$5.58
MAD51.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€108.52
|
$25.17
MAD233.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€34,607.26
|
$34,227.16
MAD317,756.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€23.31
|
$6.95
MAD64.49
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€49.14
|
$37.69
MAD349.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,882.62
|
$396.93
MAD3,685.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,608.65
|
$225.91
MAD2,097.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€188.98
|
$29.22
MAD271.27
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,151.59
|
$126.81
MAD1,177.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,492.58
|
$5,470.70
MAD50,788.62
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.61
|
$4.03
MAD37.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.82
|
$1.75
MAD16.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.57
|
$3.98
MAD36.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€49.53
|
$26.09
MAD242.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.27
|
$6.54
MAD60.75
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€84.58
|
$49.04
MAD455.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€36.18
|
$42.40
MAD393.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€86.04
|
$94.38
MAD876.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€100.61
|
$88.59
MAD822.43
|
|
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