Austin vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	40
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	962K	573K

The cost of living in Austin is 249% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 858th and 6866th ($2455 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Austin compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 142nd and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Rabat

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	Austin	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$5394

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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