Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 31.5% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$8.50
ARS8,406.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$6.00
ARS5,934.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$1.33
ARS1,319.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$0.97
ARS962.28
|
|
pay 62.3% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$2.02
ARS2,000.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$4.64
ARS4,588.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$4.08
ARS4,032.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$2.08
ARS2,058.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$2.06
ARS2,040.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$0.83
ARS816.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$0.81
ARS797.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$0.57
ARS564.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$0.75
ARS744.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.39
ARS385.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.40
ARS395.85
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$3.45
ARS3,413.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$9.00
ARS8,901.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$20,000.00
ARS19,780,429.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$7.66
ARS7,575.90
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$20.18
ARS19,954.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$491.75
ARS486,351.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$356.25
ARS352,338.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$35.17
ARS34,787.51
|
|
pay 58.9% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$219.88
ARS217,461.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$5,225.19
ARS5,167,824.40
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$1.50
ARS1,483.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$2.28
ARS2,254.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$2.00
ARS1,978.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$21.45
ARS21,218.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$4.27
ARS4,221.92
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$81.61
ARS80,710.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$65.79
ARS65,068.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$116.21
ARS114,929.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$104.11
ARS102,968.37
|
|
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