Birmingham vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	1.14M	573K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 177% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6866th ($1951 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Morocco, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 35th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Rabat

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	Birmingham	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$5394

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430