Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 46.9% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Rome, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$3.46
MAD35.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$4.95
MAD50.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 61.4% less for groceries
Rome
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$4.24
MAD42.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$2.92
MAD29.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$1.42
MAD14.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Rome
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$24.73
MAD250.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,384.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.38
|
$7.28
MAD73.66
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Rome
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
$32.97
MAD333.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
$432.59
MAD4,379.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€722.96
|
$239.12
MAD2,420.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
$30.54
MAD309.12
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Rome
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.12
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,056.83
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$3.71
MAD37.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$1.84
MAD18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.56
|
$23.71
MAD239.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Rome
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
$58.04
MAD587.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
$47.61
MAD481.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
$79.02
MAD799.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.74
|
$75.50
MAD764.31
|
|
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