Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Morocco

Rabat vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Rabat is 13.0% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% more in Rabat
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in Rabat
Transportation: pay 62.9% more in Rabat
Housing: pay 13.2% more in Rabat
Childcare: pay 13.9% more in Rabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% more in Rabat
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in Rabat

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing in Rabat are more expensive than in Jakarta. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Rabat.

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Rabat vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rabat instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 63.4% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Rabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$4.01 MAD39.02	+51.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$7.02 MAD68.29	+109.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.54 MAD5.28	+20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.34 MAD3.33	+33.1%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Rabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$0.62 MAD6.06	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$5.53 MAD53.77	+17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$3.21 MAD31.21	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$1.88 MAD18.32	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$2.99 MAD29.12	+115.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$0.71 MAD6.88	-44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.63 MAD6.11	+2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.38 MAD3.70	-67.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.38 MAD3.74	-38.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.31 MAD3.01	-50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.34 MAD3.30	-64.8%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 62.9% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Rabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$5.64 MAD54.88	+77.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$25.07 MAD243.90	+113.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$30,080.62 MAD293K	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$6.72 MAD65.36	+110.0%
Average			+62.9%

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pay 13.2% more for housing

	Jakarta	Rabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$33.05 MAD321.54	+73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$510.29 MAD4,964.96	+39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$263.71 MAD2,565.78	+33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$29.10 MAD283.18	-64.3%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 13.9% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Rabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$176.76 MAD1,719.82	+15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$9,224.72 MAD89,753.43	+12.4%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Rabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$5.01 MAD48.78	+99.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$1.90 MAD18.45	-5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$4.07 MAD39.57	+44.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$27.94 MAD271.85	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$6.02 MAD58.53	+79.4%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Rabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$46.95 MAD456.79	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$39.52 MAD384.49	+37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$90.77 MAD883.17	+26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$64.58 MAD628.38	-39.2%
Average			-4.0%

Jakarta vs. Rabat - Cost of clothing

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