Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 55.6% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Paris, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.92
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 62.8% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.77
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 41.8% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.34
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.78
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.82
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.08
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.98
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
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