Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 14.5% cheaper than Rabat.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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