Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 51.8% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Accra, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Rabat
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Accra
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 48.1% more for transportation
Accra
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
Accra
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
Accra
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
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