Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 40.7% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.67
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.81
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.54
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.43
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.29
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.21
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP5.91
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.93
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.01
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.59
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.19
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.24
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.89
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.79
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.67
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.48
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.30
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,037.36
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.33
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP41.40
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,274.06
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,226.95
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP67.98
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP623.64
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,713.64
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.17
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.31
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.51
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP54.91
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.30
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP97.00
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.33
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP98.97
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP87.85
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
|
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