Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 2.4 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.62
|
$13.86
SEK152.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.75
|
$10.16
SEK112.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.31
|
$2.56
SEK28.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.65
|
$2.13
SEK23.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.37
|
$2.66
SEK29.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.55
|
$5.29
SEK58.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.28
|
$5.43
SEK59.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD18.02
|
$3.82
SEK42.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.11
|
$5.15
SEK56.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.89
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.18
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.67
|
$1.36
SEK15.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.85
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.10
|
$0.71
SEK7.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.21
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD56.16
|
$6.67
SEK73.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD253.11
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD344,236.02
|
$28,544.48
SEK315,022.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.86
|
$27.62
SEK304.83
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD379.08
|
$33.49
SEK369.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,992.09
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,023.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,272.07
|
$965.24
SEK10,652.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD293.87
|
$139.65
SEK1,541.19
|
|
pay 9.3% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,275.39
|
$144.54
SEK1,595.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD55,021.01
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,208.42
|
|
pay 96.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.50
|
$7.30
SEK80.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.58
|
$4.27
SEK47.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.99
|
$6.56
SEK72.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD262.35
|
$39.99
SEK441.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.81
|
$15.61
SEK172.29
|
|
pay 48.8% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD493.17
|
$90.26
SEK996.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD426.42
|
$43.14
SEK476.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD949.18
|
$106.21
SEK1,172.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD890.96
|
$174.28
SEK1,923.44
|
|
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