Alexandria vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	40
😀 Quality of life	48	63
🏙️ Population	4.87M	573K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 55% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 9165th and 6866th ($316 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Egypt and Morocco, respectively. Check Egypt vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 6367th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Rabat

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	Alexandria	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$5394

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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