Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 40.1% cheaper than Lisbon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.1% less in Rabat
- Groceries
-
pay 40.7% less in Rabat
- Transportation
-
pay 21.7% less in Rabat
- Housing
-
pay 57.7% less in Rabat
- Childcare
-
pay 71.0% less in Rabat
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.7% less in Rabat
- Clothing
-
pay 8.7% less in Rabat
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Rabat.
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
€12.02
|
$5.03
MAD46.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.48
|
$6.04
MAD55.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.63
|
$0.63
MAD5.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.20
|
$0.36
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.30
|
$0.43
MAD4.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€4.91
|
$5.52
MAD51.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.40
|
$3.01
MAD27.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.62
|
$1.79
MAD16.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€2.91
|
$2.80
MAD25.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.91
|
$0.68
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.61
MAD5.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$0.37
MAD3.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.93
|
$0.38
MAD3.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.31
MAD2.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.82
|
$0.32
MAD2.96
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.34
|
$5.58
MAD51.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.70
|
$25.17
MAD233.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€28,272.71
|
$34,227.16
MAD317,272.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€8.67
|
$6.95
MAD64.39
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€35.08
|
$37.69
MAD349.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,331.48
|
$396.93
MAD3,679.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€941.41
|
$225.91
MAD2,094.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€93.36
|
$29.22
MAD270.85
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€506.84
|
$126.81
MAD1,175.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€13,411.19
|
$5,470.70
MAD50,711.24
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.83
|
$4.03
MAD37.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.29
|
$1.75
MAD16.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.28
|
$3.98
MAD36.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€37.29
|
$26.09
MAD241.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$6.54
MAD60.65
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€76.13
|
$49.04
MAD454.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€33.09
|
$42.40
MAD393.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€72.53
|
$94.38
MAD874.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€95.33
|
$88.59
MAD821.18
|
|
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