Madrid vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	40
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	3.42M	573K

The cost of living in Madrid is 153% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6866th ($1781 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Morocco, respectively. Check Spain vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 151st and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Rabat

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	Madrid	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$5394

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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