Austin vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	40
😀 Quality of life	90	61
🏙️ Population	962K	573K

The cost of living in Austin is 210% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 932nd and 6779th ($2475 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 3rd 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 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in Rabat. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 192nd and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$7214

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$579
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$597
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$734
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$586
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$526
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$625
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$879
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$591
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1369
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1306
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1014
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1436
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$790
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1453
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$546
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1670
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2004
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1022
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1469
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1455
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1556
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1577
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1279
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1315
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1303
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1544
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1913
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1705