Mexico City vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$611	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$593
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	40
😀 Quality of life	68	57
🏙️ Population	9.21M	573K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 59% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4630th and 6678th ($1190 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.8 months in Rabat. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 3360th and 5581st 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	$10.3	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$5427

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519