Arlington vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	40
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	394K	573K

The cost of living in Arlington is 167% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2153rd and 6866th ($1883 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 2nd in the United States and Morocco, respectively. Check the United States vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 1499th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Rabat

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	Arlington	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$5394

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

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