Dubai vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	40
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	3.94M	573K

The cost of living in Dubai is 213% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1039th and 6865th ($2420 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 203rd and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Rabat

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	Dubai	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$7353

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727