Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 3.4% cheaper than Bogota.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Bogota
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 10.7% less for housing
Bogota
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
|
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