Bucharest vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$449	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$503
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	40
😀 Quality of life	77	58
🏙️ Population	1.72M	573K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 34% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6711th ($961 vs $717) 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 703rd and 5615th 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	$9.66	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$3292

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

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