Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 30.1% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
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