Calgary vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	40
😀 Quality of life	90	61
🏙️ Population	1.31M	573K

The cost of living in Calgary is 163% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1759th and 6779th ($2095 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Morocco, respectively. Check Canada vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Rabat. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 187th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Rabat

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	Calgary	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$7214

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$579
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$597
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$734
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$586
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$526
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$625
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$879
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$591
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1369
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1306
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1014
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1436
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$790
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1453
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$546
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1670
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2004
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1022
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1469
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1455
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1556
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1577
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1279
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1315
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1303
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1544
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1913
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1705