Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 41.3% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Athens, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$3.46
MAD35.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.95
MAD50.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Athens
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$4.24
MAD42.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$2.92
MAD29.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$1.42
MAD14.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Athens
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$24.73
MAD250.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,384.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$7.28
MAD73.66
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Athens
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$32.97
MAD333.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$432.59
MAD4,379.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$239.12
MAD2,420.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$30.54
MAD309.12
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Athens
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,056.83
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$3.71
MAD37.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$1.84
MAD18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
$23.71
MAD239.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Athens
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$58.04
MAD587.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$47.61
MAD481.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$79.02
MAD799.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$75.50
MAD764.31
|
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