Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 53.1% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 64.9% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
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