Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 41.5% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
$5.03
MAD50.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
$6.04
MAD60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
$0.63
MAD6.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
$0.36
MAD3.63
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
$0.43
MAD4.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
$5.52
MAD55.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
$3.01
MAD30.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
$1.79
MAD17.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
$2.80
MAD27.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
$0.68
MAD6.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
$0.61
MAD6.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
$0.37
MAD3.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
$0.38
MAD3.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
$5.58
MAD55.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
$25.17
MAD251.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
$34,227.16
MAD342,255.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
$6.95
MAD69.46
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
$37.69
MAD376.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
$396.93
MAD3,969.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
$225.91
MAD2,258.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
$29.22
MAD292.18
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
$126.81
MAD1,268.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,704.44
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
$4.03
MAD40.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
$1.75
MAD17.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
$3.98
MAD39.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
$26.09
MAD260.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
$6.54
MAD65.43
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
$49.04
MAD490.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
$42.40
MAD423.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
$94.38
MAD943.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
$88.59
MAD885.84
|
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