Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 2.0 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 77.6% more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 98.4% more for housing
Islamabad
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
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