Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 79.8% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 21.5% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 69.3% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 82.1% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
$48.89
KWD15.030
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,812.860
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
|
pay 75.3% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
$928.97
KWD285.540
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
$671.91
KWD206.530
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
$33.55
KWD10.310
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
$414.85
KWD127.510
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,186.270
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
$120.42
KWD37.010
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
$44.09
KWD13.550
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
$57.04
KWD17.530
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
$96.23
KWD29.580
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
$111.78
KWD34.360
|
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