Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 53.2% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 61.1% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 41.3% less for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
|
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