Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 2.3 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$1.95
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$3.94
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$0.68
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$9.96
€9.24
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$582.39
€540.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$3.25
€3.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$43.88
€40.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$107.56
€99.79
|
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