Medina vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1844
🏠 One person rent
$391
$332
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$717
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$503
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
40
😀 Quality of life
52
58
🏙️ Population
1.18M
573K

The cost of living in Medina is 24% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6017th and 6711th ($892 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Morocco, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 6150th and 5615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$3292

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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$533
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$574
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$520
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$627
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$826
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$424
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$437
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$529
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$503
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$445
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$661
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$504
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1119
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1091
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$932
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1178
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1129
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$609
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1159
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$470
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1314
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1774
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1254
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1321
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1328
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1318
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1357
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1480
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1385
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1101
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1158
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1123
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1494
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$2218
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1435