Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 18.8% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.70
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.83
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.51
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN9.96
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.19
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.68
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.19
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 86.1% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.12
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.55
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN56,932.46
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.14
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 48.0% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN33.97
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,528.03
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN975.31
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN135.81
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN981.88
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,418.82
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.67
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.94
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.22
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.85
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN203.96
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN154.49
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN346.77
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN318.83
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
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