Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 13.9% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL637
|
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL398
|
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL592
|
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL772
|
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
|
pay 0.2% more for housing
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
|
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