Bangkok vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$424	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	39
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	5.68M	573K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 21% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5912th and 6705th ($958 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Morocco, respectively. Check Thailand vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 1890th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Rabat

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	Bangkok	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$7282

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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