Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 5.3% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Manila, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$3.46
MAD35.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$4.95
MAD50.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
Manila
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$4.24
MAD42.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$2.92
MAD29.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$1.42
MAD14.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 65.1% more for transportation
Manila
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$24.73
MAD250.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,384.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$7.28
MAD73.66
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Manila
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$32.97
MAD333.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$432.59
MAD4,379.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$239.12
MAD2,420.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$30.54
MAD309.12
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Manila
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,056.83
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$3.71
MAD37.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$1.84
MAD18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$23.71
MAD239.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
Manila
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$58.04
MAD587.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$47.61
MAD481.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$79.02
MAD799.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$75.50
MAD764.31
|
|
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