Crete vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$530	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	40
😀 Quality of life	56	63
🏙️ Population	623K	573K

The cost of living in Crete is 63% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4640th and 6866th ($1150 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Greece and Morocco, respectively. Check Greece vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 5717th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Rabat

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	Crete	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$5394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

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