Cost of living comparison

Morocco

compared to

Qatar

Doha vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 98.7% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 68.9% more in Doha
Groceries: pay 53.7% more in Doha
Transportation: pay 21.2% less in Doha
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Doha
Childcare: pay 98.8% more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Doha

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

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Doha vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.9% more for restaurants

	Rabat	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.01 MAD39.02	$9.61 QAR35.16	+139.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 MAD68.29	$8.23 QAR30.14	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 MAD5.28	$0.94 QAR3.45	+73.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 MAD3.33	$0.42 QAR1.53	+22.1%
Average			+68.9%

Rabat vs. Doha - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.7% more for groceries

	Rabat	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 MAD6.06	$1.39 QAR5.07	+122.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 MAD53.77	$5.62 QAR20.58	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 MAD31.21	$7.97 QAR29.19	+148.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MAD18.32	$3.41 QAR12.49	+81.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 MAD29.12	$3.56 QAR13.02	+18.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 MAD6.88	$1.01 QAR3.71	+43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MAD6.11	$0.82 QAR3.02	+31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.70	$0.70 QAR2.57	+84.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.74	$0.56 QAR2.04	+45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$0.44 QAR1.59	+40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.30	$0.45 QAR1.63	+31.4%
Average			+53.7%

Rabat vs. Doha - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.2% less for transportation

	Rabat	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 MAD54.88	$2.14 QAR7.82	-62.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.07 MAD243.90	$27.44 QAR100.46	+9.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$27,978.05 QAR102K	-7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.72 MAD65.36	$18.39 QAR67.31	+173.7%
Average			-21.2%

Rabat vs. Doha - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Rabat	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.05 MAD321.54	$86.45 QAR316.45	+161.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.29 MAD4,964.96	$1,897.48 QAR6,946.15	+271.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.71 MAD2,565.78	$1,178.09 QAR4,312.64	+346.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.10 MAD283.18	$65.24 QAR238.83	+124.2%
Average			+264.4%

Rabat vs. Doha - Cost of housing

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pay 98.8% more for childcare

	Rabat	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.76 MAD1,719.82	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	+279.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,224.72 MAD89,753.43	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	+4.1%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.01 MAD48.78	$12.21 QAR44.71	+143.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 MAD18.45	$5.87 QAR21.49	+209.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 MAD39.57	$6.45 QAR23.61	+58.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.94 MAD271.85	$125.60 QAR459.80	+349.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.02 MAD58.53	$12.35 QAR45.21	+105.3%
Average			+173.4%

Rabat vs. Doha - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Rabat	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.95 MAD456.79	$60.60 QAR221.85	+29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.52 MAD384.49	$53.93 QAR197.41	+36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.77 MAD883.17	$99.54 QAR364.40	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.58 MAD628.38	$85.38 QAR312.54	+32.2%
Average			+26.4%

Rabat vs. Doha - Cost of clothing

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