Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 11.1% cheaper than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.4% less in Rabat
- Groceries
-
pay 20.5% less in Rabat
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1% less in Rabat
- Housing
-
pay 15.2% less in Rabat
- Childcare
-
pay 35.4% less in Rabat
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.1% less in Rabat
- Clothing
-
pay 10.1% more in Rabat
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Rabat.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Lima, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.02
|
$5.03
MAD48.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.19
|
$6.04
MAD58.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.01
|
$0.63
MAD6.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.85
|
$0.36
MAD3.51
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.82
|
$0.43
MAD4.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.37
|
$5.52
MAD53.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.03
|
$3.01
MAD29.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.85
|
$1.79
MAD17.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.18
|
$2.80
MAD27.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.18
|
$0.68
MAD6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.83
|
$0.61
MAD5.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
$0.37
MAD3.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.90
|
$0.38
MAD3.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.94
|
$0.31
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.73
|
$0.32
MAD3.08
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.60
|
$5.58
MAD54.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN86.83
|
$25.17
MAD243.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN84,317.77
|
$34,227.16
MAD331,092.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN73.32
|
$6.95
MAD67.19
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN96.69
|
$37.69
MAD364.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,095.17
|
$396.93
MAD3,839.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,323.93
|
$225.91
MAD2,185.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN160.19
|
$29.22
MAD282.65
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN777.82
|
$126.81
MAD1,226.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,459.66
|
$5,470.70
MAD52,920.24
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.72
|
$4.03
MAD38.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.53
|
$1.75
MAD16.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.29
|
$3.98
MAD38.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN111.08
|
$26.09
MAD252.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN28.94
|
$6.54
MAD63.30
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN155.77
|
$49.04
MAD474.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN127.34
|
$42.40
MAD410.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN310.16
|
$94.38
MAD912.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN343.45
|
$88.59
MAD856.95
|
|
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