Dublin vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	39
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	593K	573K

The cost of living in Dublin is 262% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 315th and 6705th ($2858 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 21st and 5559th 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	$20.8	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$7282

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617