Glasgow vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	39
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	626K	573K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 160% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6705th ($2058 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Morocco, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 52nd and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Rabat

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	Glasgow	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$7282

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

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