Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.3 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$19.59
€18.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$2.72
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$8.38
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$5.89
€5.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 87.5% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$53.34
€49.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$24.16
€22.42
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$976.56
€906.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$989.17
€917.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
|
pay 89.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$34.92
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$14.15
€13.13
|
|
pay 34.7% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$144.77
€134.31
|
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