Chennai vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$152	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	40
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	6.6M	573K

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8897th and 6866th ($430 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in India and Morocco, respectively. Check India vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 4021st and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Rabat

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	Chennai	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$5394

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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