Cost of living comparison

Morocco

compared to

Moldova

Chisinau vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 36.8% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 13.5% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 71.0% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 24.7% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 46.1% more in Chisinau

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

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Chisinau vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Rabat	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.01 MAD39.39	$11.22 MDL200.58	+179.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 MAD68.93	$8.70 MDL155.45	+23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 MAD5.33	$1.21 MDL21.60	+122.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 MAD3.36	$0.89 MDL15.92	+160.5%
Average			+104.2%

Rabat vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Rabat	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 MAD6.11	$0.71 MDL12.71	+14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 MAD54.27	$4.89 MDL87.39	-11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 MAD31.50	$4.73 MDL84.61	+47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MAD18.50	$2.79 MDL49.81	+47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 MAD29.39	$2.36 MDL42.13	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 MAD6.95	$0.44 MDL7.83	-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MAD6.17	$0.87 MDL15.60	+38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.74	$0.94 MDL16.79	+146.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.78	$1.01 MDL17.97	+161.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.04	$0.31 MDL5.58	+0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.33	$0.25 MDL4.40	-27.4%
Average			+19.4%

Rabat vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

	Rabat	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 MAD55.39	$6.44 MDL115.06	+14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.07 MAD246.17	$13.52 MDL241.70	-46.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD295K	$29,507.41 MDL528K	-1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.72 MAD65.97	$4.94 MDL88.26	-26.5%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 71.0% more for housing

	Rabat	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.05 MAD324.54	$10.59 MDL189.39	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.29 MAD5,011.27	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	+33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.71 MAD2,589.71	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	+65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.10 MAD285.82	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+538.6%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 24.7% more for childcare

	Rabat	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.76 MAD1,735.86	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	+145.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,224.72 MAD90,590.65	$5,841.67 MDL104K	-36.7%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.01 MAD49.23	$2.24 MDL40.12	-55.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 MAD18.62	$2.16 MDL38.67	+14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 MAD39.94	$3.42 MDL61.18	-15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.94 MAD274.38	$41.67 MDL745.01	+49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.02 MAD59.08	$8.41 MDL150.43	+39.9%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 46.1% more for clothing

	Rabat	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.95 MAD461.05	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+70.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.52 MAD388.08	$47.07 MDL841.43	+19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.77 MAD891.41	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.58 MAD634.24	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+78.9%
Average			+46.1%

Rabat vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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