Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 53.1% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 64.9% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
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