Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 57.2% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 70.6% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Rabat
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.22
|
$3.46
MAD35.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
$4.95
MAD50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.36
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.92
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
$4.24
MAD42.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.39
|
$2.92
MAD29.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
$1.42
MAD14.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.73
|
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.74
|
$24.73
MAD250.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,959.87
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,459.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.44
|
$7.28
MAD73.69
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
Wellington
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.86
|
$32.97
MAD333.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,677.63
|
$432.59
MAD4,380.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,356.76
|
$239.12
MAD2,421.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$224.25
|
$30.54
MAD309.22
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,403.68
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,279.43
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,068.02
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.61
|
$3.71
MAD37.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.73
|
$1.84
MAD18.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.11
|
$3.76
MAD38.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.64
|
$23.71
MAD240.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.11
|
$6.43
MAD65.12
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.32
|
$58.04
MAD587.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.35
|
$47.61
MAD482.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$181.07
|
$79.02
MAD800.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.97
|
$75.50
MAD764.54
|
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