Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 7.7% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
Pretoria
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
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