Brussels vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	196K	573K

The cost of living in Brussels is 155% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1939th and 6779th ($2030 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Morocco, respectively. Check Belgium vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Rabat. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 121st and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Rabat

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	Brussels	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$7214

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$579
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$597
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$734
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$586
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$526
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$625
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$879
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$591
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1369
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1306
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1014
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1436
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$790
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1453
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$546
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1670
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2004
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1022
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1469
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1455
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1556
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1577
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1279
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1315
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1303
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1544
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1913
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1705