Barcelona vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barcelona	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1773	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4086	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$1039	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1779	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2149	$503
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	40
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	1.64M	573K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 147% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6711th ($1773 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.7 months in Rabat. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 193rd and 5615th 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	$15.3	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1095	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$847	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1488	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6090	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.2	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12100	$3292

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1562
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1421
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1443
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1409
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1475
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1478
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1076
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1418
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1148
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1333
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1362
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1023
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1593
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1260
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1234
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1062
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1112
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1181
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1416
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1429
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1128
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1147
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1448
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1364
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1262
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2629
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1458
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1353
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1437

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$574
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$627
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$826
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$424
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$437
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$529
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$503
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$661
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$504
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1119
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1091
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$932
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1129
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$609
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1159
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1314
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1774
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1254
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1328
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1318
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1357
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1385
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1101
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1158
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1123
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1494
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2218
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1435