Albuquerque vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	40
😀 Quality of life	83	62
🏙️ Population	565K	573K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 162% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1965th and 6865th ($2026 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 561st and 5750th 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	$19	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$7353

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727