Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 22.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$3.46
MAD35.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$4.95
MAD50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$4.24
MAD42.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$2.92
MAD29.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$1.42
MAD14.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$24.73
MAD250.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,459.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$7.28
MAD73.69
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$32.97
MAD333.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$432.59
MAD4,380.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$239.12
MAD2,421.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$30.54
MAD309.22
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,068.02
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$3.71
MAD37.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$1.84
MAD18.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$3.76
MAD38.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$23.71
MAD240.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$6.43
MAD65.12
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$58.04
MAD587.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$47.61
MAD482.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$79.02
MAD800.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$75.50
MAD764.54
|
|
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