Chennai vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$159	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$593
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	40
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	6.6M	573K

The cost of living in Chennai is 42% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8907th and 6678th ($433 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 0.8 months in Rabat. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 4094th and 5581st 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	$1.8	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$5427

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519