Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 28.9% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Rabat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,201.57
|
$3.75
MAD37.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,151.18
|
$6.00
MAD60.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF615.15
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF469.51
|
$0.37
MAD3.76
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF590.95
|
$0.51
MAD5.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,801.01
|
$4.75
MAD47.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,537.26
|
$3.06
MAD30.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF936.19
|
$1.79
MAD17.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF961.85
|
$2.66
MAD26.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF270.23
|
$0.65
MAD6.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF316.40
|
$0.56
MAD5.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF335.18
|
$0.30
MAD2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF524.95
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF212.01
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF231.85
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,508.14
|
$5.81
MAD58.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,978.74
|
$24.99
MAD250.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,554,326.64
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,574.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,852.82
|
$8.12
MAD81.38
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
Budapest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,658.76
|
$40.82
MAD409.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF239,528.07
|
$412.37
MAD4,134.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF186,261.24
|
$261.16
MAD2,618.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF45,765.47
|
$32.04
MAD321.22
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF163,288.42
|
$135.41
MAD1,357.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,977,760.24
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,711.62
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,050.39
|
$4.00
MAD40.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF876.82
|
$1.74
MAD17.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,310.87
|
$3.90
MAD39.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,329.49
|
$26.24
MAD263.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,888.58
|
$6.50
MAD65.14
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF29,772.06
|
$64.15
MAD643.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,685.25
|
$46.23
MAD463.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF34,567.49
|
$93.91
MAD941.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,381.66
|
$100.55
MAD1,008.05
|
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