Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 2.0 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
$1.82
€1.75
|
|
pay 82.0% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
$6.36
€6.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
$5.17
€4.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
$3.03
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
$0.65
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
$1.47
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$0.39
€0.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
$31.08
€29.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
$33,251.45
€31,880.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
$17.16
€16.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
$795.81
€763.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
$594.19
€569.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
$149.42
€143.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
$556.87
€533.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
$8,496.16
€8,145.89
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
$4.82
€4.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
$3.37
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
$40.23
€38.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
$82.32
€78.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
$100.70
€96.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
$120.57
€115.60
|
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