Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 10.7% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Lima, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
|
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