Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 20.6% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 46.7% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 10.6% less for childcare
Lusaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 64.0% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
|
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