Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 58.6% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Rabat instead of London, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
London
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.52
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.96
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.61
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
London
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.67
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.90
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.31
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.14
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.15
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.36
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.56
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
London
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.57
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£195.23
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.60
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
London
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
London
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.34
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.53
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£45.62
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.64
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
London
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£95.44
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
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