Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 13.8% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES495.55
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.42
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.12
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES733.82
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES434.59
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES343.68
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.00
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.77
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES99.88
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.46
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.17
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.21
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES784.44
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.33
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.48
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES792.88
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
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