Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 23.6% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0500
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1100
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1900
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5200
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF609.3600
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7600
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.9200
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.9300
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.1000
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF14.1100
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF238.9000
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3900
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2200
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8900
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1300
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.6000
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7400
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
|
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