Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 51.6% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Rabat instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.01
CFPF1,662
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
CFPF1,297
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.17
CFPF351
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
CFPF294
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
CFPF560
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CFPF659
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.87
CFPF650
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
CFPF615
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
CFPF192
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF79
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.94
CFPF547
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
CFPF340
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
CFPF235
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CFPF90
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
CFPF591
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,965.96
CFPF2,210,432
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$117.98
CFPF13,062
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$99.72
CFPF11,040
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,103.62
CFPF122,182
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.69
CFPF105,804
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.84
CFPF8,728
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$453.77
CFPF50,237
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,075.44
CFPF1,004,742
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
CFPF483
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CFPF428
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.67
CFPF1,070
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.36
CFPF6,794
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
CFPF1,410
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.92
CFPF9,844
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.63
CFPF15,569
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
|
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