Los Angeles vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$354
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	40
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	573K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 337% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 72nd and 6865th ($3378 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 3rd in the United States and Morocco, respectively. Check the United States vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 55th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Rabat

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	Los Angeles	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$7353

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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