Cost of living comparison

Morocco

compared to

Zimbabwe

Harare vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 18.7% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% more in Harare
Groceries: pay 58.0% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 35.6% more in Harare
Housing: pay 4.8% more in Harare
Childcare: pay 50.9% more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Harare
Clothing: pay 48.5% less in Harare

The cost of groceries, restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Harare are more expensive than in Rabat.

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Harare vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.7% more for restaurants

	Rabat	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.01 MAD39.02	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+149.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 MAD68.29	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	-18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 MAD5.28	$0.96 ZWL308.58	+76.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 MAD3.33	$0.47 ZWL151.05	+37.2%
Average			+53.7%

Rabat vs. Harare - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.0% more for groceries

	Rabat	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 MAD6.06	$1.00 ZWL322.00	+60.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 MAD53.77	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	+3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 MAD31.21	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	+78.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MAD18.32	$1.93 ZWL622.53	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 MAD29.12	$2.46 ZWL791.38	-17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 MAD6.88	$1.37 ZWL439.66	+93.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MAD6.11	$0.76 ZWL243.55	+20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.70	$0.92 ZWL296.54	+142.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.74	$0.70 ZWL226.23	+82.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$0.78 ZWL251.62	+152.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.30	$0.80 ZWL257.47	+136.0%
Average			+58.0%

Rabat vs. Harare - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.6% more for transportation

	Rabat	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 MAD54.88	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	+22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.07 MAD243.90	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	+139.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	-26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.72 MAD65.36	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+197.7%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 4.8% more for housing

	Rabat	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.05 MAD321.54	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	+108.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.29 MAD4,964.96	$390.00 ZWL126K	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.71 MAD2,565.78	$316.60 ZWL102K	+20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.10 MAD283.18	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	+34.9%
Average			+4.8%

Rabat vs. Harare - Cost of housing

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pay 50.9% more for childcare

	Rabat	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.76 MAD1,719.82	$433.79 ZWL140K	+145.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,224.72 MAD89,753.43	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	-7.3%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.01 MAD48.78	$1.25 ZWL402.50	-75.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 MAD18.45	$3.00 ZWL966.00	+58.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 MAD39.57	$2.00 ZWL644.00	-50.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.94 MAD271.85	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	+71.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.02 MAD58.53	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+66.2%
Average			+0.5%

Rabat vs. Harare - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 48.5% less for clothing

	Rabat	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.95 MAD456.79	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	-50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.52 MAD384.49	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	-46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.77 MAD883.17	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	-57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.58 MAD628.38	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	-37.5%
Average			-48.5%

Rabat vs. Harare - Cost of clothing

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