Beirut vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beirut	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1261	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3035	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$549	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$930	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	75	39
😀 Quality of life	63	63
🏙️ Population	2.42M	573K

The cost of living in Beirut is 60% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4577th and 6705th ($1261 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Morocco, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 5475th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Rabat

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	Beirut	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$699	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.5%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$364	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6680	$7282

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1028
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$930
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$822
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$787
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$647
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$671
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1775
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1630
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1633
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1745
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1789
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1798
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1808
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1828
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1840
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1757
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1850
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1932
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1817
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$402
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$753
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1978
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1991
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1786
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$438
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$748
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2247
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$441
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2108

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