Houston vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	2.3M	573K

The cost of living in Houston is 193% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1354th and 6865th ($2265 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 3rd in the United States and Morocco, respectively. Check the United States vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 16th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Rabat

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	Houston	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$7353

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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