Casablanca vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Casablanca	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$442	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$5742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	34	87
😀 Quality of life	64	91
🏙️ Population	3.22M	1.01M

The cost of living in Casablanca is 76% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6009th and 8th ($953 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5351st and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs San Jose, United States

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	Casablanca	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.24	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$551	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.4	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2248	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1207	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.49	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.69	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5899	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212