Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 7.3 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 9.0 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$25.99
€24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$5.09
€4.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$7.17
€6.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$4.81
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$8.64
€8.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$23.83
€22.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$20.58
€19.09
|
|
pay 13.4 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$5.67
€5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$521.19
€483.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Rabat
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$632.46
€586.77
|
|
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