Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 6.8% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
|
pay 38.8% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
|
pay 60.8% more for housing
Moscow
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
|
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