Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 66.0% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 88.8% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD35.00
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD50.00
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.96
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD4.00
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.72
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.82
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.47
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.34
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.39
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.94
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.36
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.56
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.32
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.63
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.42
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD250.02
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD250,021.27
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.56
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
Rabat
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD333.30
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,372.76
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,417.17
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD308.68
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,188.88
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD37,003.15
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.50
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.64
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.00
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD239.64
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.01
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD586.68
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD481.29
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD798.76
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD763.21
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
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