Cost of living comparison
Manila is 64.9% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Manila instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 22.6% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$5.21
₱304.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$0.95
₱55.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$0.48
₱28.31
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$4.28
₱249.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$6.97
₱406.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$2.27
₱132.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$1.48
₱86.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$0.77
₱44.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$1.53
₱89.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$0.97
₱56.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$1.09
₱63.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$1.37
₱80.00
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$4.31
₱251.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$10.12
₱590.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$2.66
₱155.18
|
|
pay 45.0% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$1.22
₱71.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$2.95
₱172.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$6.52
₱380.34
|
|
pay 36.9% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
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