Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 12.7% cheaper than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.71
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.54
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.43
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.17
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.93
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL10.96
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.64
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.90
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.29
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.67
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.11
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.08
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.88
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL12.10
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL40.97
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL69,655.43
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL52.08
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,064.05
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,374.93
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL147.47
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL661.17
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL15,319.34
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.12
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.74
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.19
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL141.30
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.49
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL209.21
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL134.70
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL335.28
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL368.76
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
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