Barcelona vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
39
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.7M
573K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 164% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1764th and 6705th ($2087 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and Morocco, respectively. Check Spain vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 229th and 5559th 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
$17
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$5.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$7282

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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