Cost of living comparison
George Town is 5.2 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in George Town instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.13
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD59.40
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.71
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.04
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.03
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.26
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.73
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.38
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.41
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.58
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.44
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.80
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Rabat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.57
|
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD247.50
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD267,304.14
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD80.40
|
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Rabat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD404.26
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,084.24
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,586.63
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD317.34
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,341.14
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,304.12
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.60
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.20
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.61
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD259.87
|
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD64.35
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 70.0% more for clothing
Rabat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD635.40
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD457.88
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD930.13
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD995.86
|
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
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