Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 53.0% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
|
pay 59.4% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.96
|
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.26
|
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.55
|
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.50
|
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
Valletta
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€842.33
|
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.94
|
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.33
|
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.43
|
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
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