Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 46.0% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$3.46
MAD35.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$4.95
MAD50.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 53.9% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$4.24
MAD42.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$2.92
MAD29.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$1.42
MAD14.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
$24.73
MAD250.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,384.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
$7.28
MAD73.66
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$32.97
MAD333.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$432.59
MAD4,379.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$239.12
MAD2,420.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$30.54
MAD309.12
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,056.83
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$3.71
MAD37.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$1.84
MAD18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$23.71
MAD239.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$58.04
MAD587.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$47.61
MAD481.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$79.02
MAD799.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$75.50
MAD764.31
|
|
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