Lima vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$407	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	40
😀 Quality of life	65	63
🏙️ Population	9.94M	573K

The cost of living in Lima is 39% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5647th and 6866th ($977 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and Morocco, respectively. Check Peru vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 4234th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Rabat

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	Lima	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$5394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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