Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 27.4% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN24.97
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN15.98
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.04
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 87.5% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.07
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN50.99
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,435.88
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.04
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,405.25
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN846.42
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.46
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN992.64
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,645.85
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.24
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.23
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN14.98
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.33
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.21
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN328.59
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.49
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
|
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