Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 27.4% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 46.4% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Rabat
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
|
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