Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 3.1% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$3.46
MAD35.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$4.95
MAD50.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$4.24
MAD42.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$2.92
MAD29.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$1.42
MAD14.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 61.7% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$24.73
MAD250.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,384.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$7.28
MAD73.66
|
|
pay 7.7% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$32.97
MAD333.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$432.59
MAD4,379.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$239.12
MAD2,420.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$30.54
MAD309.12
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,056.83
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$3.71
MAD37.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$1.84
MAD18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$23.71
MAD239.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$58.04
MAD587.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$47.61
MAD481.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$79.02
MAD799.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$75.50
MAD764.31
|
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