Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 83.5% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
Rabat
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
|
pay 32.7% more for housing
Rabat
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
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