Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 13.1% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
$5.03
MAD50.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$6.04
MAD60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$0.63
MAD6.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$0.36
MAD3.63
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$0.43
MAD4.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$5.52
MAD55.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$3.01
MAD30.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$1.79
MAD17.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$2.80
MAD27.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$0.68
MAD6.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$0.61
MAD6.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$0.37
MAD3.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$0.38
MAD3.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$5.58
MAD55.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$25.17
MAD251.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$34,227.16
MAD342,255.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$6.95
MAD69.46
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$37.69
MAD376.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$396.93
MAD3,969.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$225.91
MAD2,258.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$29.22
MAD292.18
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$126.81
MAD1,268.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,704.44
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$4.03
MAD40.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$1.75
MAD17.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$3.98
MAD39.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$26.09
MAD260.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$6.54
MAD65.43
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$49.04
MAD490.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$42.40
MAD423.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$94.38
MAD943.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$88.59
MAD885.84
|
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