Casablanca vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Casablanca	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2271	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$453	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$316	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	100
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	3.22M	8.8M

The cost of living in Casablanca is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5901st and 4th ($953 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Morocco and the United States, respectively. Check Morocco vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Casablanca compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Casablanca ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5603rd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs New York City

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	Casablanca	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.41	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.5	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$973	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.9	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$21713

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$734
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$639
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$797
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$579
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$555
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$526
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$597
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$586
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$546
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$790
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$625
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$879
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$591
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$649
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1369
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1306
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$1014
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1436
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1453
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1455
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1469
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1670
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1913
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1577
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$619
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1544
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$648
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1467
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1752
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1388
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1492
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2004

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192