Almaty vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Almaty	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$477	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$656	$389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	39
😀 Quality of life	70	63
🏙️ Population	2.23M	573K

The cost of living in Almaty is 12% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6307th and 6705th ($884 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Morocco, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 4103rd and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Rabat

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	Almaty	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.26%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1678	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1048	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.87	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.6	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9881	$7282

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$787
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$762
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$501
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$743
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$573
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$615
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$625
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$559
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$532
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$639
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$618
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$651
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$445
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$544
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$549
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$451
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$562
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$648
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$680
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$525
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$626
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$754
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$525
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$577
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$583
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$844
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$620
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$468
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$600
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$472
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$650
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$603
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$480
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$649
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$680

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