Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 2.4 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 89.4% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 93.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
|
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