Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 11.2% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.20
|
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$110.95
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.50
|
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.01
|
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.70
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.05
|
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.35
|
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.37
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.89
|
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.47
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.39
|
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.11
|
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.91
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.54
|
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.89
|
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$78.75
|
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$351.00
|
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$316,898.43
|
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$200.67
|
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
Mexico
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$515.80
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,159.89
|
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,911.58
|
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$787.09
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,469.85
|
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,254.67
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.24
|
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.00
|
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.70
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$585.07
|
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.12
|
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$759.93
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$590.52
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,391.33
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,195.65
|
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
|
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