Albuquerque vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	39
😀 Quality of life	84	63
🏙️ Population	565K	573K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 149% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2114th and 6705th ($1964 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 3rd in the United States and Morocco, respectively. Check the United States vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 484th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Rabat

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	Albuquerque	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$7282

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617