Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 19.3% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
Damascus
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Damascus
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
Damascus
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
|
pay 12.6% more for childcare
Damascus
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
|
pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
|
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