Dresden vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dresden	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1448	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$637	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3219	$278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	40
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	566K	573K

The cost of living in Dresden is 82% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4158th and 6779th ($1448 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 3rd in Germany and Morocco, respectively. Check Germany vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Rabat. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 96th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Rabat

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	Dresden	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.96	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15933	$7214

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1417
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1424
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1430
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1316
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1445
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1216
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1440
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1503
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1517
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1094
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1174
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1419
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1505
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1482
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1299
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1332
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1363
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1131
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1174
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1659
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1244
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1402
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1551

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$579
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$597
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$734
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$586
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$526
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$625
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$879
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$591
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1369
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1306
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1014
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1436
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$790
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1453
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$546
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1670
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2004
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1022
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1469
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1455
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1556
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1577
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1279
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1315
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1303
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1544
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1913
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1705