Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 36.7% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 90.9% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 31.4% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
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