Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 22.9% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
Dakar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
|
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