Lisbon vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	40
😀 Quality of life	83	62
🏙️ Population	546K	573K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 153% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2184th and 6865th ($1953 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Portugal and Morocco, respectively. Check Portugal vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 574th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Rabat

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	Lisbon	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$7353

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

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