Cost of living comparison

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Rabat vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Rabat is 11.5% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 34.7% less in Rabat
Groceries
pay 20.4% less in Rabat
Transportation
pay 32.9% more in Rabat
Housing
pay 0.3% more in Rabat
Childcare
pay 50.5% less in Rabat
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.1% less in Rabat
Clothing
pay 29.3% less in Rabat

The cost of transportation and housing in Rabat are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Rabat.

Rabat vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rabat instead of Quito, you would:

pay 34.7% less for restaurants

 
Quito
Rabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
 
$4.01
MAD39.02
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.67
 
$7.02
MAD68.29
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
 
$0.54
MAD5.28

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

 
Quito
Rabat
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
 
$0.62
MAD6.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
 
$5.53
MAD53.77
Milk (1 gallon) $4.29
 
$3.21
MAD31.21

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pay 32.9% more for transportation

 
Quito
Rabat
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
 
$5.64
MAD54.88
Monthly public transit pass $21.00
 
$25.07
MAD243.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,000.00
 
$30,080.62
MAD293K

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pay 0.3% more for housing

 
Quito
Rabat
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.45
 
$33.05
MAD321.54
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.78
 
$510.29
MAD4,964.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.44
 
$263.71
MAD2,565.78

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

 
Quito
Rabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $743.00
 
$176.76
MAD1,719.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,951.43
 
$9,224.72
MAD89,753.43

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Rabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
 
$5.01
MAD48.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.38
 
$1.90
MAD18.45
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$4.07
MAD39.57

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pay 29.3% less for clothing

 
Quito
Rabat
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.10
 
$46.95
MAD456.79
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.62
 
$39.52
MAD384.49
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.66
 
$90.77
MAD883.17

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