Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.4 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$10.19
SCR143.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$2.26
SCR31.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$2.24
SCR31.69
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$1.88
SCR26.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$8.52
SCR120.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$3.87
SCR54.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$0.95
SCR13.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$3.60
SCR50.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.78
SCR10.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.58
SCR8.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$5.76
SCR81.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$26.57
SCR375.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$45.76
SCR646.07
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$137.77
SCR1,945.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,780.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$793.40
SCR11,202.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$84.66
SCR1,195.37
|
|
pay 80.0% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$7,986.24
SCR112,761.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$4.06
SCR57.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$5.02
SCR70.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$13.28
SCR187.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$95.18
SCR1,343.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
|
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