Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 85.3% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 81.5% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.69
|
$3.46
MAD35.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.40
|
$4.95
MAD50.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.15
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.00
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.01
|
$4.24
MAD42.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.52
|
$2.92
MAD29.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.02
|
$1.42
MAD14.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.32
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.12
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.34
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.56
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.49
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.22
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP544.92
|
$24.73
MAD250.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,272,785.95
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,384.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.39
|
$7.28
MAD73.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.19
|
$32.97
MAD333.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,278.95
|
$432.59
MAD4,379.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,821.04
|
$239.12
MAD2,420.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP897.64
|
$30.54
MAD309.12
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,426.63
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,746.25
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,056.83
|
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.85
|
$3.71
MAD37.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.02
|
$1.84
MAD18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.63
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP952.74
|
$23.71
MAD239.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP186.83
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,836.57
|
$58.04
MAD587.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,729.94
|
$47.61
MAD481.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,218.25
|
$79.02
MAD799.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,041.45
|
$75.50
MAD764.31
|
|
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