Cost of living comparison

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Kuwait City is 78.8% more expensive than Rabat.

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Rabat, you would:

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pay 28.7% more for restaurants

 
Rabat
Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.75
MAD36.79
$8.14
KWD2.480
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
MAD58.87
$7.16
KWD2.190
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
MAD6.23
$0.54
KWD0.170

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pay 60.9% more for groceries

 
Rabat
Kuwait City
Bread
1 loaf
$0.51
MAD5.00
$0.95
KWD0.290
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.75
MAD46.60
$2.53
KWD0.770
Milk (1 gallon) $3.06
MAD29.99
$5.90
KWD1.800

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pay 64.0% more for transportation

 
Rabat
Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.81
MAD57.05
$1.27
KWD0.390
Monthly public transit pass $24.99
MAD245.28
$47.19
KWD14.410
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
$22,783.27
KWD6,955.690

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pay 73.9% more for housing

 
Rabat
Kuwait City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.82
MAD400.63
$28.44
KWD8.680
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $412.37
MAD4,047.62
$930.70
KWD284.140
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $261.16
MAD2,563.44
$702.87
KWD214.590

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Rabat
Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $135.41
MAD1,329.11
$560.24
KWD171.040
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
$6,716.63
KWD2,050.570

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Rabat
Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
MAD39.25
$1.95
KWD0.600
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
MAD17.05
$5.60
KWD1.710
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.90
MAD38.26
$3.17
KWD0.970

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

 
Rabat
Kuwait City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.15
MAD629.70
$45.57
KWD13.910
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.23
MAD453.78
$56.69
KWD17.310
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.91
MAD921.79
$94.97
KWD28.990

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