Brussels vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	196K	573K

The cost of living in Brussels is 162% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1988th and 6678th ($1958 vs $747) 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 0.8 months in Rabat. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 173rd and 5581st 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	$20.8	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$5427

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519