Algiers vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$170	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	40
😀 Quality of life	59	63
🏙️ Population	2.36M	573K

The cost of living in Algiers is 32% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8756th and 6866th ($478 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Algeria and Morocco, respectively. Check Algeria vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 5457th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Rabat

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	Algiers	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$5394

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254

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