Melbourne vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	100	63
🏙️ Population	5.03M	573K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 211% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1365th and 6866th ($2194 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Morocco, respectively. Check Australia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 1st and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Rabat

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	Melbourne	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$5394

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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