Cologne vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$947	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	40
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	1.09M	573K

The cost of living in Cologne is 148% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2551st and 6866th ($1744 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.9 months in Rabat. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 12th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Rabat

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	Cologne	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$5394

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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