Cost of living comparison

compared to

Beirut is 66.7% more expensive than Rabat.

If you lived in Beirut instead of Rabat, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Rabat
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.03
MAD50.46
$10.00
LBP891,784
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.04
MAD60.55
$7.64
LBP681,234
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
MAD6.29
$1.59
LBP141,730

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

 
Rabat
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
$0.43
MAD4.35
$0.91
LBP81,554
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.52
MAD55.37
$5.48
LBP488,252
Milk (1 gallon) $3.01
MAD30.18
$6.19
LBP551,809

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pay 57.9% more for transportation

 
Rabat
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.58
MAD55.98
$3.49
LBP311,294
Monthly public transit pass $25.17
MAD252.28
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Rabat
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.69
MAD377.82
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $396.93
MAD3,978.90
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $225.91
MAD2,264.56
$359.38
LBP32,048,506

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pay 49.2% more for childcare

 
Rabat
Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $126.81
MAD1,271.18
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518

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pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rabat
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.03
MAD40.36
$3.00
LBP267,535
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.75
MAD17.52
$2.80
LBP249,700
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.98
MAD39.86
$2.00
LBP178,357

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pay 32.5% more for clothing

 
Rabat
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.04
MAD491.54
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.40
MAD425.01
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.38
MAD946.04
$103.12
LBP9,196,528

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