Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 34.8% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 67.5% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Seoul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
|
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