Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 8.9% cheaper than Rabat.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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