Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.6 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Prague instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD35.06
|
$10.29
Kč241.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD50.09
|
$8.89
Kč208.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
$1.76
Kč41.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
$1.38
Kč32.42
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
$1.71
Kč40.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.89
|
$6.50
Kč152.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.53
|
$4.62
Kč108.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.37
|
$3.46
Kč81.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
$4.31
Kč101.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
$0.86
Kč20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
$0.81
Kč18.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
$0.98
Kč22.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
$1.62
Kč38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
$0.49
Kč11.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
$0.50
Kč11.64
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
$7.00
Kč164.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD250.46
|
$25.72
Kč604.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD250,459.58
|
$28,062.17
Kč659,312.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.69
|
$12.58
Kč295.59
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD333.88
|
$26.19
Kč615.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,380.42
|
$1,062.03
Kč24,951.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,421.40
|
$794.21
Kč18,659.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD309.22
|
$251.13
Kč5,900.12
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,190.97
|
$808.25
Kč18,989.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD37,068.02
|
$13,299.60
Kč312,470.03
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.57
|
$2.34
Kč54.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.67
|
$3.21
Kč75.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.07
|
$6.73
Kč158.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD240.06
|
$60.27
Kč1,415.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.12
|
$11.18
Kč262.63
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD587.70
|
$93.07
Kč2,186.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD482.13
|
$42.28
Kč993.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD800.16
|
$96.72
Kč2,272.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD764.54
|
$114.16
Kč2,682.20
|
|
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