Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.2 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
|
pay 46.7% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
|
pay 87.5% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
|
pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
|
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