Doha vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Doha	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1872	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4426	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$1210	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3462	$503
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	40
😀 Quality of life	79	58
🏙️ Population	1.19M	573K

The cost of living in Doha is 161% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2137th and 6711th ($1872 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Morocco, respectively. Check Qatar vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 501st and 5615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Rabat

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	Doha	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2886	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1882	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5109	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4264	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.35	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$754	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10518	$3292

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1810
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1327
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1375
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$959
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1005
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$910
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2229
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1612
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$1841
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$798
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$646
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1132
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$890
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$606
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1191
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$606
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1642
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$604
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$561
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$710
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$541
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$543
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$787
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$875

Cities near Rabat

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