Medina vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1870
🏠 One person rent
$663
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$566
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
40
😀 Quality of life
69
62
🏙️ Population
1.41M
573K

The cost of living in Medina is 51% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4849th and 6865th ($1168 vs $773) 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 4347th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Rabat

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Medina Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$5.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$7353

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$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
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$1010

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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