Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 58.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Rabat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.71
|
$3.75
MAD37.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.93
|
$6.00
MAD59.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.63
MAD6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.37
MAD3.72
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.51
MAD5.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.31
|
$4.75
MAD47.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.90
|
$3.06
MAD30.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
$1.79
MAD17.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.24
|
$2.66
MAD26.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$0.65
MAD6.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.67
|
$0.56
MAD5.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.41
|
$0.30
MAD2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.12
|
$0.35
MAD3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.85
|
$0.28
MAD2.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.53
|
$5.81
MAD57.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.49
|
$24.99
MAD248.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,913.31
|
$26,988.52
MAD267,963.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.36
|
$8.12
MAD80.59
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.50
|
$40.82
MAD405.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,460.54
|
$412.37
MAD4,094.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$261.16
MAD2,593.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£84.94
|
$32.04
MAD318.12
|
|
pay 87.7% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,571.94
|
$135.41
MAD1,344.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,707.76
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,386.30
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.45
|
$4.00
MAD39.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.74
|
$1.74
MAD17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.15
|
$3.90
MAD38.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£59.91
|
$26.24
MAD260.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.87
|
$6.50
MAD64.51
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.26
|
$64.15
MAD636.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.58
|
$46.23
MAD459.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£77.98
|
$93.91
MAD932.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.54
|
$100.55
MAD998.32
|
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