Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 44.7% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU594.43
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU432.32
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU93.38
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU70.16
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU121.83
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU256.78
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU182.66
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU190.85
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU187.94
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU45.14
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU48.98
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU30.50
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU56.77
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU35.64
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU34.04
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU312.64
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,945.42
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,727,766.03
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU934.88
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,820.86
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU25,443.34
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU19,186.06
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,553.77
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU16,301.90
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU357,930.18
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU140.50
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU174.26
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU216.16
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,570.47
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU443.12
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU4,215.08
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,838.81
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,812.60
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,970.57
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
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