Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 47.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Rabat instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.68
|
$3.46
MAD35.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
$4.95
MAD50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$4.24
MAD42.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.74
|
$2.92
MAD29.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.42
MAD14.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.85
|
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.38
|
$24.73
MAD250.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,459.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.05
|
$7.28
MAD73.69
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
$32.97
MAD333.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
$432.59
MAD4,380.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£669.59
|
$239.12
MAD2,421.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
$30.54
MAD309.22
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,068.02
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.96
|
$3.71
MAD37.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$1.84
MAD18.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
$3.76
MAD38.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.45
|
$23.71
MAD240.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.59
|
$6.43
MAD65.12
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
$58.04
MAD587.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
$47.61
MAD482.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
$79.02
MAD800.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.73
|
$75.50
MAD764.54
|
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