Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 64.4% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 81.2% more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳207.88
|
$3.46
MAD34.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$4.95
MAD49.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.58
|
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.14
|
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳406.54
|
$4.24
MAD42.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳349.40
|
$2.92
MAD29.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
$1.42
MAD14.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳147.71
|
$2.41
MAD24.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.39
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.37
|
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.29
|
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.61
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.38
|
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.84
|
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳470.79
|
$5.19
MAD52.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
$24.73
MAD248.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
$24,733.94
MAD248,678.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳436.54
|
$7.28
MAD73.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
$32.97
MAD331.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
$432.59
MAD4,349.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
$239.12
MAD2,404.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
$30.54
MAD307.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
$117.61
MAD1,182.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,804.34
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳623.63
|
$3.71
MAD37.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳209.61
|
$1.84
MAD18.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
$3.76
MAD37.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
$23.71
MAD238.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$6.43
MAD64.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
$58.04
MAD583.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
$47.61
MAD478.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
$79.02
MAD794.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
$75.50
MAD759.11
|
|
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