Amsterdam vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	921K	573K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 295% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 143rd and 6705th ($3118 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Morocco, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 31st and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Rabat

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	Amsterdam	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$7282

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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