Bucharest vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$535	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	40
😀 Quality of life	84	62
🏙️ Population	1.72M	573K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 47% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4935th and 6865th ($1138 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Rabat. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 508th and 5750th 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	$11.9	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$7353

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727