Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.4 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD35.00
|
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD50.00
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.96
|
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD4.00
|
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.72
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.82
|
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.47
|
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.34
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.39
|
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.94
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.36
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.56
|
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.32
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.63
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Rabat
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.42
|
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD250.02
|
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD250,021.27
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.56
|
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD333.30
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,372.76
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,417.17
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD308.68
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,188.88
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD37,003.15
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.50
|
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.64
|
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.00
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD239.64
|
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.01
|
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD586.68
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD481.29
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD798.76
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD763.21
|
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
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