Medellin vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$408	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	40
😀 Quality of life	53	63
🏙️ Population	2.53M	573K

The cost of living in Medellin is 29% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6005th and 6866th ($906 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Colombia and Morocco, respectively. Check Colombia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 6049th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Rabat

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	Medellin	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$5394

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

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