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Rabat vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Rabat is 23.0% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% less in Rabat
Groceries: pay 54.5% less in Rabat
Transportation: pay 10.6% less in Rabat
Housing: pay 58.9% less in Rabat
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Rabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% more in Rabat
Clothing: pay 23.6% more in Rabat

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Rabat are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Rabat. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Rabat.

Rabat vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rabat instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 59.8% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Rabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$4.42 MAD40.78	-68.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.62 MAD61.17	-40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.59 MAD5.49	-71.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.39 MAD3.60	-59.3%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 54.5% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Rabat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.49 MAD4.53	-82.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$6.60 MAD61.00	+62.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$3.32 MAD30.67	-60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.99 MAD18.38	-62.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.35 MAD30.90	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.67 MAD6.22	-77.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.66 MAD6.06	-40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.36 MAD3.35	-90.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.38 MAD3.54	-89.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.33 MAD3.07	-74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.34 MAD3.13	-73.9%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 10.6% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Rabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.91 MAD54.60	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.60 MAD254.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$37,530.73 MAD346,633.56	+58.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$8.06 MAD74.42	-84.4%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 58.9% less for housing

	Saint John's	Rabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$38.53 MAD355.88	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$469.58 MAD4,337.03	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$272.96 MAD2,521.07	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$29.46 MAD272.14	-70.2%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Rabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$158.91 MAD1,467.65
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$7,276.88 MAD67,209.25	+293.3%
Average			+293.3%

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pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Rabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.52 MAD50.98	+198.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.00 MAD18.43	-49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.30 MAD39.76
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$28.37 MAD262.03	-54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$7.17 MAD66.27	+15.8%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 23.6% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Rabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$53.35 MAD492.76	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.77 MAD441.19
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$103.95 MAD960.04	+40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$97.51 MAD900.57
Average			+23.6%

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