Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 54.0% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Rabat
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$3.46
MAD35.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$4.95
MAD50.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 57.4% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$4.24
MAD42.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$2.92
MAD29.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$1.42
MAD14.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$24.73
MAD250.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,384.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$7.28
MAD73.66
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
Brussels
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$32.97
MAD333.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$432.59
MAD4,379.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$239.12
MAD2,420.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$30.54
MAD309.12
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,056.83
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$3.71
MAD37.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$1.84
MAD18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$23.71
MAD239.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$58.04
MAD587.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$47.61
MAD481.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$79.02
MAD799.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$75.50
MAD764.31
|
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