Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 11.3% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Lima, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.11
|
$3.46
MAD35.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$4.95
MAD50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.29
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.25
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.16
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.50
|
$4.24
MAD42.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.85
|
$2.92
MAD29.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.87
|
$1.42
MAD14.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.88
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.81
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.94
|
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN63.08
|
$24.73
MAD250.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,596.89
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,459.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.43
|
$7.28
MAD73.69
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.93
|
$32.97
MAD333.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,897.03
|
$432.59
MAD4,380.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,238.31
|
$239.12
MAD2,421.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN210.28
|
$30.54
MAD309.22
|
|
pay 38.3% less for childcare
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN754.00
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,293.08
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,068.02
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.06
|
$3.71
MAD37.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.13
|
$1.84
MAD18.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$3.76
MAD38.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN140.40
|
$23.71
MAD240.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.19
|
$6.43
MAD65.12
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
Lima
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN158.41
|
$58.04
MAD587.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.95
|
$47.61
MAD482.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN272.43
|
$79.02
MAD800.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN275.37
|
$75.50
MAD764.54
|
|
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