Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 33.9% cheaper than Rabat.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.73
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.62
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.92
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.97
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.69
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.49
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.25
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.23
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.20
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.89
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.02
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD248.10
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD248,101.84
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD72.99
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD330.74
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,339.19
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,398.61
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD306.31
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,179.76
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,719.07
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.22
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.49
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.71
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD237.80
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.51
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD582.17
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD477.60
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD792.62
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD757.35
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
|
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