Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.6 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.33
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.40
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.27
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.63
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.34
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.23
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.10
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.92
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD27.95
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.85
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.15
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.65
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.83
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.84
|
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD251.66
|
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD342,255.40
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.46
|
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD376.89
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,969.12
|
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,258.99
|
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.18
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 47.2% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,268.05
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,704.44
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.27
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.48
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.76
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD260.84
|
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.43
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD490.33
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD423.97
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD943.72
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD885.84
|
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
|
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