Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.5 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Rome instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Rome
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD35.00
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD50.00
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.96
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD4.00
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.72
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.82
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.47
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.34
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.39
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.94
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.36
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.56
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.32
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.63
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 56.5% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.42
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD250.02
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD250,021.27
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.56
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD333.30
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,372.76
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,417.17
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD308.68
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,188.88
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD37,003.15
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.50
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.64
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.00
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD239.64
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.01
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD586.68
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD481.29
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD798.76
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD763.21
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
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