Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 32.3% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Riga, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Riga
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Riga
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 2.5% more for housing
Riga
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Riga
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Riga
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
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