Chengdu vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$240	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$653
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	40
😀 Quality of life	72	63
🏙️ Population	20.9M	573K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 12% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7421st and 6866th ($623 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 1890th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Rabat

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	Chengdu	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$5394

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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