Barcelona vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$593
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	40
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	1.66M	573K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 152% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2198th and 6678th ($1887 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Spain and Morocco, respectively. Check Spain vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Rabat. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 238th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Rabat

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	Barcelona	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$5427

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519