Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 20.2% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Rabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.73
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.62
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.92
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.97
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 84.2% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.69
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.49
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.25
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.23
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.20
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.89
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.02
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD248.10
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD248,101.84
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD72.99
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
Rabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD330.74
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,339.19
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,398.61
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD306.31
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,179.76
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,719.07
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.22
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.49
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.71
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD237.80
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.51
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD582.17
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD477.60
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD792.62
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD757.35
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
|
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