Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 20.7% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.11
|
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.67
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.45
|
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.30
|
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.05
|
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.42
|
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.43
|
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.43
|
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.28
|
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.47
|
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.93
|
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.76
|
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.77
|
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.56
|
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.40
|
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.40
|
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON217.30
|
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.77
|
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON452.07
|
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
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