Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.3 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 91.3% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$9.56
GYD1,996.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$8.60
GYD1,797.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$1.20
GYD249.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$0.67
GYD139.78
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$1.69
GYD351.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$4.95
GYD1,033.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$13.96
GYD2,916.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$2.71
GYD566.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$2.62
GYD547.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$1.79
GYD374.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$1.02
GYD212.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$1.06
GYD222.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$1.14
GYD237.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.61
GYD128.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.88
GYD184.72
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$3.98
GYD831.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$28.68
GYD5,990.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,294,820.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$29.16
GYD6,090.43
|
|
pay 58.7% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$65.13
GYD13,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$805.17
GYD168,167.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$258.44
GYD53,977.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$57.98
GYD12,110.44
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$917.10
GYD191,544.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,233,447.20
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$2.27
GYD474.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$4.37
GYD912.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$2.20
GYD459.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$35.51
GYD7,416.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$6.21
GYD1,297.96
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$31.76
GYD6,632.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$47.01
GYD9,817.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$62.15
GYD12,979.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$62.94
GYD13,146.00
|
|
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