Austin vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	39
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	962K	573K

The cost of living in Austin is 206% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6705th ($2416 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 0.5 months in Rabat. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 151st and 5559th 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	$19.1	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$7282

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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