Bucharest vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$474	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	40
😀 Quality of life	79	63
🏙️ Population	1.72M	573K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5565th and 6866th ($988 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Morocco, respectively. Check Romania vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 645th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Rabat

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	Bucharest	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$5394

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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