Lisbon vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	40
😀 Quality of life	82	57
🏙️ Population	546K	573K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 132% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2758th and 6678th ($1738 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Rabat. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 437th and 5581st 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	$13	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$5427

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519