Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Morocco

Rabat vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Rabat is 5.4% cheaper than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% more in Rabat
Groceries: pay 42.2% less in Rabat
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Rabat
Housing: pay 28.3% less in Rabat
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Rabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% more in Rabat
Clothing: pay 4.4% less in Rabat

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Rabat are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Rabat. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Rabat.

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Rabat vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rabat instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 56.7% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Rabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$4.01 MAD39.02	+100.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$7.02 MAD68.29	+75.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$0.54 MAD5.28	+10.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.34 MAD3.33	-51.0%
Average			+56.7%

Abuja vs. Rabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.2% less for groceries

	Abuja	Rabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$0.62 MAD6.06	-52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$5.53 MAD53.77	+0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$3.21 MAD31.21	-76.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$1.88 MAD18.32	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$2.99 MAD29.12	+25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$0.71 MAD6.88	-23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.63 MAD6.11	-5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$0.38 MAD3.70	-44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$0.38 MAD3.74	-63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.31 MAD3.01	-62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.34 MAD3.30	-69.3%
Average			-42.2%

Abuja vs. Rabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Abuja	Rabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$5.64 MAD54.88	+163.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$25.07 MAD243.90	-23.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$30,080.62 MAD293K	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$6.72 MAD65.36	-7.9%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 28.3% less for housing

	Abuja	Rabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$33.05 MAD321.54	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$510.29 MAD4,964.96	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$263.71 MAD2,565.78	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$29.10 MAD283.18	-66.3%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Rabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$176.76 MAD1,719.82	+290.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$9,224.72 MAD89,753.43	+192.8%
Average			+238.2%

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Rabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$5.01 MAD48.78	+401.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$1.90 MAD18.45	-43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$4.07 MAD39.57	+103.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$27.94 MAD271.85	+7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$6.02 MAD58.53	-6.1%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

	Abuja	Rabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$46.95 MAD456.79	+81.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$39.52 MAD384.49	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$90.77 MAD883.17	+16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$64.58 MAD628.38	-39.1%
Average			-4.4%

Abuja vs. Rabat - Cost of clothing

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