Dubai vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$593
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	40
😀 Quality of life	86	57
🏙️ Population	3.33M	573K

The cost of living in Dubai is 209% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1098th and 6678th ($2309 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Rabat. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 306th and 5581st 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	$10.5	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$5427

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519