Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 7.5% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Ecuador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Ecuador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Rabat or Ecuador. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.