Alexandria vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$593
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	40
😀 Quality of life	48	57
🏙️ Population	4.87M	573K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 59% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 9207th and 6678th ($310 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 0.8 months in Rabat. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 6328th and 5581st 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	$3.44	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$5427

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519