Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Morocco

Rabat vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Rabat is 66.8% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% more in Rabat
Groceries: pay 22.5% more in Rabat
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Rabat
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Rabat
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Rabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.2% more in Rabat
Clothing: pay 74.4% more in Rabat

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Rabat are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Rabat.

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Rabat vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.7% more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Rabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.94 NPR294.83	$4.01 MAD39.02	+106.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 NPR1,179.32	$7.02 MAD68.29	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 NPR78.70	$0.54 MAD5.28	+4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 NPR21.97	$0.34 MAD3.33	+136.6%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Rabat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 NPR90.29	$0.62 MAD6.06	+4.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 NPR553.63	$5.53 MAD53.77	+51.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.79 NPR423.66	$3.21 MAD31.21	+15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 NPR256.26	$1.88 MAD18.32	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 NPR213.38	$2.99 MAD29.12	+113.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NPR137.93	$0.71 MAD6.88	-22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 NPR80.24	$0.63 MAD6.11	+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 NPR96.40	$0.38 MAD3.70	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 NPR38.45	$0.38 MAD3.74	+52.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR27.16	$0.31 MAD3.01	+73.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 NPR35.38	$0.34 MAD3.30	+45.6%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Rabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 NPR778.50	$5.64 MAD54.88	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.69 NPR1,474.16	$25.07 MAD243.90	+158.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,079.65 NPR4M	$30,080.62 MAD293K	+3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.08 NPR1,685.45	$6.72 MAD65.36	-39.4%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Rabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.95 NPR1,360.76	$33.05 MAD321.54	+269.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$219.17 NPR33,332.28	$510.29 MAD4,964.96	+132.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$101.02 NPR15,363.97	$263.71 MAD2,565.78	+161.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.92 NPR3,638.09	$29.10 MAD283.18	+21.7%
Average			+126.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Rabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.27 NPR9,925.98	$176.76 MAD1,719.82	+170.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,431.44 NPR826K	$9,224.72 MAD89,753.43	+69.8%
Average			+114.5%

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pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Rabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 NPR469.27	$5.01 MAD48.78	+62.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 NPR230.34	$1.90 MAD18.45	+25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 NPR373.45	$4.07 MAD39.57	+65.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.54 NPR3,275.90	$27.94 MAD271.85	+29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.91 NPR442.25	$6.02 MAD58.53	+106.9%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 74.4% more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Rabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.97 NPR3,797.07	$46.95 MAD456.79	+88.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.44 NPR4,020.42	$39.52 MAD384.49	+49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.68 NPR9,532.87	$90.77 MAD883.17	+44.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.43 NPR4,324.19	$64.58 MAD628.38	+127.1%
Average			+74.4%

Kathmandu vs. Rabat - Cost of clothing

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