Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 91.0% more expensive than Rabat.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.2 times more in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 64.1% more in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 15.7% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 99.3% more in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 3.1 times more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.9% more in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 16.0% more in Bucharest
The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Bucharest are more expensive than in Rabat. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD46.28
|
$11.85
RON52.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD55.54
|
$7.54
RON33.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD5.77
|
$2.00
RON8.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.34
|
$2.20
RON9.80
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD3.99
|
$1.17
RON5.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD50.79
|
$4.52
RON20.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD27.68
|
$6.34
RON28.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD16.48
|
$3.28
RON14.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD25.70
|
$3.09
RON13.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.30
|
$0.59
RON2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD5.65
|
$0.77
RON3.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.36
|
$0.75
RON3.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.52
|
$0.88
RON3.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD2.84
|
$0.51
RON2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD2.93
|
$0.44
RON1.96
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD51.35
|
$6.09
RON27.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD231.41
|
$17.24
RON76.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD314,721.73
|
$26,003.12
RON115,615.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD63.87
|
$5.82
RON25.87
|
|
pay 99.3% more for housing
Rabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD346.57
|
$9.35
RON41.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,649.82
|
$601.94
RON2,676.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,077.26
|
$397.23
RON1,766.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD268.68
|
$130.07
RON578.30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,166.04
|
$527.95
RON2,347.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD50,303.59
|
$10,631.65
RON47,270.44
|
|
pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD37.03
|
$3.23
RON14.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD16.07
|
$3.17
RON14.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD36.56
|
$5.98
RON26.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD239.86
|
$49.84
RON221.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD60.17
|
$8.62
RON38.32
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD450.88
|
$78.42
RON348.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD389.86
|
$39.68
RON176.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD867.80
|
$85.94
RON382.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD814.57
|
$105.80
RON470.42
|
|
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