Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 17.8% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES592.14
|
$3.46
MAD34.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
$4.95
MAD49.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.78
|
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.22
|
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES700.07
|
$4.24
MAD42.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES448.41
|
$2.92
MAD29.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
$1.42
MAD14.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES344.08
|
$2.41
MAD24.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.80
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.05
|
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.30
|
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.93
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.57
|
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.69
|
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES621.99
|
$5.19
MAD52.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
$24.73
MAD248.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
$24,733.94
MAD248,678.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
$7.28
MAD73.16
|
|
pay 21.3% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
$32.97
MAD331.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
$432.59
MAD4,349.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
$239.12
MAD2,404.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
$30.54
MAD307.02
|
|
pay 30.2% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
$117.61
MAD1,182.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,804.34
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES246.73
|
$3.71
MAD37.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES280.79
|
$1.84
MAD18.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
$3.76
MAD37.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
$23.71
MAD238.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES789.52
|
$6.43
MAD64.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
$58.04
MAD583.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
$47.61
MAD478.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
$79.02
MAD794.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
$75.50
MAD759.11
|
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