Columbus vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	40
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	906K	573K

The cost of living in Columbus is 204% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1476th and 6866th ($2145 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 249th and 4758th 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	$18.9	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$5394

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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