Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 22.7% cheaper than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.2% less in Rabat
- Groceries
-
pay 41.0% less in Rabat
- Transportation
-
pay 11.2% less in Rabat
- Housing
-
pay 8.5% less in Rabat
- Childcare
-
pay 24.5% less in Rabat
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.7% less in Rabat
- Clothing
-
pay 18.7% less in Rabat
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, childcare, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Rabat.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,002
|
$5.03
MAD47.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL802
|
$6.04
MAD57.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL145
|
$0.63
MAD5.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$0.36
MAD3.45
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL91
|
$0.43
MAD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL580
|
$5.52
MAD52.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL697
|
$3.01
MAD28.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL329
|
$1.79
MAD17.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL325
|
$2.80
MAD26.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL68
|
$0.68
MAD6.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL106
|
$0.61
MAD5.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$0.37
MAD3.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL80
|
$0.38
MAD3.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.31
MAD2.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL55
|
$0.32
MAD3.03
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL720
|
$5.58
MAD53.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,603
|
$25.17
MAD239.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,705,750
|
$34,227.16
MAD325,557.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,706
|
$6.95
MAD66.07
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,671
|
$37.69
MAD358.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL54,612
|
$396.93
MAD3,775.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL37,875
|
$225.91
MAD2,148.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,163
|
$29.22
MAD277.93
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,624
|
$126.81
MAD1,206.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL493,508
|
$5,470.70
MAD52,035.52
|
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL251
|
$4.03
MAD38.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL170
|
$1.75
MAD16.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL351
|
$3.98
MAD37.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,304
|
$26.09
MAD248.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL802
|
$6.54
MAD62.24
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,907
|
$49.04
MAD466.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,386
|
$42.40
MAD403.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,193
|
$94.38
MAD897.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,306
|
$88.59
MAD842.62
|
|
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