Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 8.5% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$3.75
MAD37.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$6.00
MAD59.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$0.37
MAD3.71
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$0.51
MAD5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$4.75
MAD47.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$3.06
MAD30.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$1.79
MAD17.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$2.66
MAD26.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$0.65
MAD6.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$0.56
MAD5.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$0.35
MAD3.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.28
MAD2.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$5.81
MAD57.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$24.99
MAD247.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
$26,988.52
MAD267,304.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$8.12
MAD80.40
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$40.82
MAD404.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$412.37
MAD4,084.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$261.16
MAD2,586.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$32.04
MAD317.34
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$135.41
MAD1,341.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,304.12
|
|
pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$4.00
MAD39.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$1.74
MAD17.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$3.90
MAD38.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$26.24
MAD259.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$6.50
MAD64.35
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$64.15
MAD635.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$46.23
MAD457.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$93.91
MAD930.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$100.55
MAD995.86
|
|
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