Mexico City vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$603	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	40
😀 Quality of life	67	63
🏙️ Population	9.21M	573K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 65% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4604th and 6866th ($1160 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Mexico and Morocco, respectively. Check Mexico vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 3470th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Rabat

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	Mexico City	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$5394

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

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