Cologne vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1844
🏠 One person rent
$967
$332
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$717
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$503
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
40
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
1.07M
573K

The cost of living in Cologne is 144% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2484th and 6711th ($1752 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Germany and Morocco, respectively. Check Germany vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 12th and 5615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$3292

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$533
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$574
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$520
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$627
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$826
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$424
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$437
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$529
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$503
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$445
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$661
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$504
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1119
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1091
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$932
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1178
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1129
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$609
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1159
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$470
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1314
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1774
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1254
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1321
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1328
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1318
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1357
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1480
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1385
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1101
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1158
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1123
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1494
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$2218
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1435