Cairo vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$154	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	40
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	9.61M	573K

The cost of living in Cairo is 41% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6866th ($417 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Morocco, respectively. Check Egypt vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 5545th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Rabat

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	Cairo	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$5394

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

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