Islamabad vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$199	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$653
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	40
😀 Quality of life	49	63
🏙️ Population	1.01M	573K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 37% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8870th and 6866th ($442 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and Morocco, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 6313th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Rabat

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	Islamabad	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$5394

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430