Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 39.0% cheaper than Rabat.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.62
|
$4.06
EGP201.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.75
|
$4.71
EGP233.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.31
|
$0.33
EGP16.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.65
|
$0.12
EGP6.08
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.37
|
$0.65
EGP32.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.55
|
$1.59
EGP78.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.28
|
$3.40
EGP168.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD18.02
|
$1.45
EGP71.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.11
|
$1.96
EGP97.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.89
|
$0.68
EGP33.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.18
|
$0.23
EGP11.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.67
|
$0.16
EGP7.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.85
|
$0.19
EGP9.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.10
|
$0.22
EGP10.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.21
|
$0.19
EGP9.42
|
|
pay 51.9% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD56.16
|
$1.01
EGP50.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD253.11
|
$8.12
EGP403.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD344,236.02
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,801,512.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.86
|
$2.50
EGP123.96
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
|
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD379.08
|
$9.69
EGP481.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,992.09
|
$208.74
EGP10,363.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,272.07
|
$129.60
EGP6,434.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD293.87
|
$13.65
EGP677.81
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,275.39
|
$87.26
EGP4,332.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD55,021.01
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,738.54
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.50
|
$1.42
EGP70.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.58
|
$1.54
EGP76.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.99
|
$1.83
EGP90.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD262.35
|
$18.55
EGP921.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.81
|
$3.04
EGP151.18
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD493.17
|
$37.28
EGP1,850.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD426.42
|
$49.39
EGP2,452.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD949.18
|
$97.57
EGP4,844.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD890.96
|
$53.60
EGP2,661.32
|
|
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