Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 17.5% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 76.1% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 56.8% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
|
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