Dublin vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	593K	573K

The cost of living in Dublin is 287% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 223rd and 6865th ($2992 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ireland and Morocco, respectively. Check Ireland vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 36th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Rabat

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	Dublin	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$7353

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

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