Cali vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$287	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	40
😀 Quality of life	50	63
🏙️ Population	2.47M	573K

The cost of living in Cali is 6% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6679th and 6866th ($748 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Colombia and Morocco, respectively. Check Colombia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 6204th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Rabat

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	Cali	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$5394

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

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