Al Ain vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$653
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	40
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	767K	573K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 162% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2271st and 6866th ($1844 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 1000th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Rabat

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	Al Ain	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$5394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430