Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 3.6% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Rabat instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
|
St. George's
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 94.1% more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 76.3% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
|
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