Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 40.1% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€13.10
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.31
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.35
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.17
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.91
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€552.64
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.08
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.50
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.66
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€103.94
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
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