Mecca vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$517	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	39
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	2.43M	573K

The cost of living in Mecca is 47% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4793rd and 6705th ($1162 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Morocco, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mecca compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 6119th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Rabat

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	Mecca	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$7282

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617