Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.9 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
$20.66
GIP16.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
$10.98
GIP8.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$2.15
GIP1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
$1.94
GIP1.54
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
$1.78
GIP1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
$4.65
GIP3.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
$8.40
GIP6.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
$3.80
GIP3.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
$3.99
GIP3.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
$1.83
GIP1.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
$1.86
GIP1.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
$1.76
GIP1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$1.05
GIP0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
$5.96
GIP4.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
$8.33
GIP6.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
$31,804.11
GIP25,308.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
$25.57
GIP20.35
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
$54.78
GIP43.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
$1,685.73
GIP1,341.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
$1,569.58
GIP1,249.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
$87.28
GIP69.46
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
$825.15
GIP656.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
$15,498.45
GIP12,333.15
|
|
pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
$5.17
GIP4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
$3.14
GIP2.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
$4.65
GIP3.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
$76.95
GIP61.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
$10.98
GIP8.74
|
|
pay 49.6% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
$128.35
GIP102.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
$42.78
GIP34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
$130.95
GIP104.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
$86.10
GIP68.52
|
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