Cost of living comparison

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Santiago vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 54.7% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 81.3% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 12.9% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 70.8% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 97.0% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Santiago

The cost of restaurants, childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Santiago are more expensive than in Rabat. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Rabat, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Rabat	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.42 MAD40.78	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+137.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MAD61.17	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MAD5.49	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+171.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MAD3.60	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+199.0%
Average			+132.7%

Rabat vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.3% more for groceries

	Rabat	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.53	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+216.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 MAD61.00	$5.13 CLF0.1200	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 MAD30.67	$4.52 CLF0.1100	+36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MAD18.38	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+101.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MAD30.90	$3.00 CLF0.0700	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 MAD6.22	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MAD6.06	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.35	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+153.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.54	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+119.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.07	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+137.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.13	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+119.8%
Average			+81.3%

Rabat vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.9% more for transportation

	Rabat	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MAD54.60	$5.23 CLF0.1200	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.60 MAD254.88	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+52.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,530.73 MAD346,633.56	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	-48.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.06 MAD74.42	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+59.6%
Average			+12.9%

Rabat vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.8% more for housing

	Rabat	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 MAD355.88	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$469.58 MAD4,337.03	$502.56 CLF11.8000	+7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.96 MAD2,521.07	$424.00 CLF9.9600	+55.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.46 MAD272.14	$107.40 CLF2.5200	+264.5%
Average			+70.8%

Rabat vs. Santiago - Cost of housing

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pay 97.0% more for childcare

	Rabat	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.91 MAD1,467.65	$431.25 CLF10.1300	+171.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,276.88 MAD67,209.25	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	+22.6%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52 MAD50.98	$3.15 CLF0.0700	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 MAD18.43	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 MAD39.76	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+29.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.37 MAD262.03	$32.24 CLF0.7600	+13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 MAD66.27	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-12.2%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Rabat	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 MAD492.76	$53.82 CLF1.2600	+0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 MAD441.19	$30.77 CLF0.7200	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 MAD960.04	$73.54 CLF1.7300	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 MAD900.57	$81.13 CLF1.9100	-16.8%
Average			-20.2%

Rabat vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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