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 |
$20.24
NOK223.87
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK130.32
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK38.13
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK28.22
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 61.6% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK34.73
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK65.41
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK86.19
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK47.18
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK71.49
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.48
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.45
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.13
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK24.07
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.20
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.90
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK86.40
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK905.92
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK391,194.37
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK226.48
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK479.73
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,612.56
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,364.16
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,398.88
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,385.63
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK124,468.93
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK113.24
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK47.55
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK159.57
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK505.01
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK167.29
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK942.41
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK494.47
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,104.76
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,492.72
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
|
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