Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 23.8% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$137.73
|
$3.46
MAD34.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$115.66
|
$4.95
MAD49.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.67
|
$0.59
MAD5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$12.91
|
$0.40
MAD3.97
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$34.71
|
$0.47
MAD4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$73.78
|
$4.24
MAD42.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$90.64
|
$2.92
MAD29.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$35.81
|
$1.42
MAD14.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$53.02
|
$2.41
MAD24.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.12
|
$0.59
MAD5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.32
|
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.79
|
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.69
|
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.03
|
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.22
|
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$81.95
|
$5.19
MAD52.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$295.82
|
$24.73
MAD248.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$367,277.58
|
$24,733.94
MAD248,101.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$91.82
|
$7.28
MAD72.99
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$466.13
|
$32.97
MAD330.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$13,754.06
|
$432.59
MAD4,339.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$7,990.51
|
$239.12
MAD2,398.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$669.72
|
$30.54
MAD306.31
|
|
pay 63.8% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,289.63
|
$117.61
MAD1,179.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$147,625.18
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,719.07
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$45.91
|
$3.71
MAD37.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.05
|
$1.84
MAD18.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$64.27
|
$3.76
MAD37.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$831.20
|
$23.71
MAD237.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$82.64
|
$6.43
MAD64.51
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$946.27
|
$58.04
MAD582.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$624.30
|
$47.61
MAD477.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,539.17
|
$79.02
MAD792.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,583.18
|
$75.50
MAD757.35
|
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