Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 20.0% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$5.03
MAD50.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$6.04
MAD60.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$0.63
MAD6.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.36
MAD3.65
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$0.43
MAD4.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$5.52
MAD55.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$3.01
MAD30.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$1.79
MAD18.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$2.80
MAD28.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$0.68
MAD6.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.61
MAD6.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.37
MAD3.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.38
MAD3.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.31
MAD3.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.32
MAD3.21
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$5.58
MAD56.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
$25.17
MAD253.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
$34,227.16
MAD344,236.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$6.95
MAD69.86
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$37.69
MAD379.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
$396.93
MAD3,992.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
$225.91
MAD2,272.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
$29.22
MAD293.87
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
$126.81
MAD1,275.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
$5,470.70
MAD55,021.01
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$4.03
MAD40.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$1.75
MAD17.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$3.98
MAD39.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$26.09
MAD262.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$6.54
MAD65.81
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$49.04
MAD493.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$42.40
MAD426.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
$94.38
MAD949.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
$88.59
MAD890.96
|
|
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