Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 7.6% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Ankara
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Ankara
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 63.8% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
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