Brussels vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$503
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	189K	573K

The cost of living in Brussels is 161% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2147th and 6711th ($1869 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Rabat. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 148th and 5615th 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	$18	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$3292

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

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