Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 52.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
|
pay 70.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
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