Cali vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$279	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	39
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	2.47M	573K

The cost of living in Cali is 4% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6830th and 6705th ($759 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Rabat. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 6175th and 5559th 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	$4.9	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$7282

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617