Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.5 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$21.06
€19.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$3.42
€3.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 94.0% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$30.32
€28.13
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
|
pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$38.16
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$96.05
€89.11
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Luxembourg or Rabat. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.