Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 54.1% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 61.2% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
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