Changsha vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$190	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$653
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	40
😀 Quality of life	68	63
🏙️ Population	10M	573K

The cost of living in Changsha is 18% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6866th ($577 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 2nd in China and Morocco, respectively. Check China vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 3100th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Rabat

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	Changsha	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$5394

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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