Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 59.9% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Rabat instead of London, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.96
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
|
London
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.49
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.02
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.39
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.43
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
|
London
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.88
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£205.55
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£28.06
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
|
London
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
|
London
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.58
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.82
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.25
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.85
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
|
London
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.72
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
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