Jeddah vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$512	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	40
😀 Quality of life	76	63
🏙️ Population	4.7M	573K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 63% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4650th and 6866th ($1146 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Morocco, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 860th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Rabat

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	Jeddah	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$5394

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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