Columbus vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	39
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	906K	573K

The cost of living in Columbus is 176% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1512th and 6705th ($2181 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 3rd in the United States and Morocco, respectively. Check the United States vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 217th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Rabat

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	Columbus	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$7282

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617