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Rabat vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Rabat is 21.5% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% less in Rabat
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Rabat
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Rabat
Housing: pay 37.1% less in Rabat
Childcare: pay 19.3% less in Rabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Rabat
Clothing: pay 8.4% less in Rabat

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Rabat.

Rabat vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.9% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Rabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$4.42 MAD40.85	-59.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$6.62 MAD61.27	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$0.59 MAD5.50	-66.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.39 MAD3.60	-49.0%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Beirut	Rabat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$0.49 MAD4.53	-34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$6.60 MAD61.10	+30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$3.32 MAD30.72	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$1.99 MAD18.41	-34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$3.35 MAD30.95	-21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$0.67 MAD6.23	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$0.66 MAD6.07	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$0.36 MAD3.36	-39.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$0.38 MAD3.55	-24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$0.33 MAD3.07	-20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$0.34 MAD3.13	-38.6%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Beirut	Rabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$5.91 MAD54.69	+68.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$27.60 MAD255.29	-61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$37,530.73 MAD347,197.64	+7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$8.06 MAD74.55	-57.6%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 37.1% less for housing

	Beirut	Rabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$38.53 MAD356.46	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$469.58 MAD4,344.08	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$272.96 MAD2,525.17	-26.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$29.46 MAD272.58	-78.9%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 19.3% less for childcare

	Beirut	Rabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$158.91 MAD1,470.03	-56.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$7,276.88 MAD67,318.63	+17.6%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Rabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$5.52 MAD51.06	+38.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$2.00 MAD18.46	-39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$4.30 MAD39.83	+68.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$28.37 MAD262.46	-57.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$7.17 MAD66.38	-28.3%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 8.4% less for clothing

	Beirut	Rabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$53.35 MAD493.57	-10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$47.77 MAD441.91	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$103.95 MAD961.60	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$97.51 MAD902.03	-5.2%
Average			-8.4%

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