Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 12.7% cheaper than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
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