Casablanca vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Casablanca	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$442	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$5553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	34	86
😀 Quality of life	64	91
🏙️ Population	3.22M	1.39M

The cost of living in Casablanca is 73% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6009th and 50th ($953 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.5 months in Casablanca compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5351st and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs San Diego

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	Casablanca	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.2	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.24	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$551	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.4	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2248	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1207	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.49	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.69	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5899	$26517

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$732
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$671
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$773
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$598
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$558
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$513
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$589
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$539
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$769
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$610
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$881
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$692
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1394
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1340
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$1041
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1560
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1497
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1471
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1490
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1625
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1979
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1563
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$617
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1581
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$647
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1510
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1772
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1432
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1545
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$1935

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804