Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 36.7% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Rabat
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD35.00
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD50.00
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.96
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD4.00
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 95.0% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.72
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.82
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.47
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.34
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.39
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.94
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.36
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.56
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.32
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.63
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.42
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD250.02
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD250,021.27
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.56
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Rabat
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD333.30
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,372.76
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,417.17
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD308.68
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,188.88
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD37,003.15
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.50
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.64
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.00
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD239.64
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.01
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD586.68
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD481.29
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD798.76
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD763.21
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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