Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 40.3% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.890
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.840
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.850
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.090
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.850
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.380
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND4.970
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.090
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.620
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.670
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.390
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.040
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.860
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.770
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 94.8% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.440
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.140
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND118,711.430
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.800
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 43.0% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.170
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND753.190
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND526.950
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND133.240
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 30.1% more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND290.690
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND8,949.520
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.950
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.590
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.890
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND92.810
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.840
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND133.720
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND166.080
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND276.990
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND238.000
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
|
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