Cost of living comparison
Manila is 62.8% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Manila instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.73
|
$4.59
₱259.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.62
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.92
|
$1.03
₱58.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.97
|
$0.46
₱25.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.69
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.49
|
$3.43
₱193.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.25
|
$6.66
₱376.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.23
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.20
|
$2.10
₱119.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.89
|
$1.31
₱74.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$0.69
₱39.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
$1.39
₱78.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.66
₱37.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
$0.88
₱49.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
$1.00
₱56.36
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.02
|
$5.45
₱308.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD248.10
|
$12.48
₱706.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD248,101.84
|
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD72.99
|
$2.76
₱156.25
|
|
pay 62.9% more for housing
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD330.74
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,339.19
|
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,398.61
|
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD306.31
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,179.76
|
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,719.07
|
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.22
|
$1.43
₱80.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.49
|
$3.13
₱176.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.71
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD237.80
|
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.51
|
$6.24
₱353.00
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD582.17
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD477.60
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD792.62
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD757.35
|
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
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