Abu Dhabi vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	40
😀 Quality of life	85	61
🏙️ Population	1.57M	573K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 167% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1650th and 6779th ($2133 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Rabat. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 424th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Rabat

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	Abu Dhabi	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$7214

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$579
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$597
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$734
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$586
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$526
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$625
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$879
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$591
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1369
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1306
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1014
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1436
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$790
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1453
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$546
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1670
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2004
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1022
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1469
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1455
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1556
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1577
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1279
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1315
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1303
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1544
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1913
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1705