Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 28.3% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.62
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.75
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.31
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.65
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 73.4% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.37
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.55
|
$7.58
MYR33.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.28
|
$7.22
MYR32.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD18.02
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.11
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.89
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.18
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.67
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.85
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.10
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.21
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD56.16
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD253.11
|
$11.36
MYR50.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD344,236.02
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,454.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.86
|
$10.22
MYR45.67
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD379.08
|
$25.27
MYR112.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,992.09
|
$536.30
MYR2,396.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,272.07
|
$371.69
MYR1,660.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD293.87
|
$50.02
MYR223.51
|
|
pay 80.5% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,275.39
|
$250.80
MYR1,120.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD55,021.01
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,857.02
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.50
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.58
|
$2.92
MYR13.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.99
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD262.35
|
$44.75
MYR199.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.81
|
$4.77
MYR21.31
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD493.17
|
$57.74
MYR257.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD426.42
|
$35.00
MYR156.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD949.18
|
$76.75
MYR342.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD890.96
|
$73.25
MYR327.30
|
|
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