Cost of living comparison

Morocco

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Turkey

Ankara vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 52.7% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 24.5% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 3.5% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 77.6% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.6% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 24.4% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Ankara are more expensive than in Rabat. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

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Ankara vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Rabat	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.01 MAD39.02	$10.16 TRY503.16	+153.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 MAD68.29	$9.65 TRY478.00	+37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 MAD5.28	$1.72 TRY84.98	+216.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 MAD3.33	$0.74 TRY36.56	+116.0%
Average			+105.9%

Rabat vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.5% more for groceries

	Rabat	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 MAD6.06	$0.98 TRY48.46	+57.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 MAD53.77	$5.14 TRY254.34	-7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 MAD31.21	$4.51 TRY223.24	+40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MAD18.32	$2.70 TRY133.60	+43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 MAD29.12	$2.48 TRY122.71	-17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 MAD6.88	$0.89 TRY44.08	+25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MAD6.11	$1.01 TRY49.94	+60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.70	$0.59 TRY29.44	+56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.74	$0.78 TRY38.43	+101.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$0.29 TRY14.49	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.30	$0.26 TRY12.66	-24.5%
Average			+24.5%

Rabat vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% less for transportation

	Rabat	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 MAD54.88	$5.38 TRY266.59	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.07 MAD243.90	$12.19 TRY603.79	-51.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$48,777.71 TRY2M	+62.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.72 MAD65.36	$7.82 TRY387.43	+16.5%
Average			-3.5%

Rabat vs. Ankara - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.6% more for housing

	Rabat	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.05 MAD321.54	$17.61 TRY871.98	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.29 MAD4,964.96	$760.78 TRY37,669.21	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.71 MAD2,565.78	$572.06 TRY28,324.97	+116.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.10 MAD283.18	$72.14 TRY3,572.03	+147.9%
Average			+77.6%

Rabat vs. Ankara - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Rabat	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.76 MAD1,719.82	$1,048.06 TRY51,893.40	+492.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,224.72 MAD89,753.43	$19,763.76 TRY979K	+114.2%
Average			+256.4%

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pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.01 MAD48.78	$5.08 TRY251.58	+1.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 MAD18.45	$4.09 TRY202.61	+115.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 MAD39.57	$2.24 TRY110.70	-45.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.94 MAD271.85	$72.15 TRY3,572.44	+158.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.02 MAD58.53	$8.13 TRY402.53	+35.1%
Average			+50.6%

Rabat vs. Ankara - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.4% more for clothing

	Rabat	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.95 MAD456.79	$53.73 TRY2,660.46	+14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.52 MAD384.49	$48.06 TRY2,379.65	+21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.77 MAD883.17	$105.21 TRY5,209.19	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.58 MAD628.38	$95.84 TRY4,745.43	+48.4%
Average			+24.4%

Rabat vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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