Cost of Living in Rabat

Updated:

Livingcost

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$797
$1933
🛋️ Without rent
$443
$1335
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$355
$598
🍽️ Food
$300
$784
🚐 Transport
$60.8
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
😀 Quality of life
61
🏙️ Population
573K

The average cost of living in Rabat is $797, which is in the top 27% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6779th out of 9294 in our global list and 3rd out of 22 in Morocco.

The median after-tax salary is $278, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months. Ranked 5808th (TOP 62%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 4th best city to live in Morocco. With an estimated population of 573K, Rabat is the 7th largest city in Morocco.

Why living in Rabat costs 2.9 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Rabat for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 8 km Rabat-Sale Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 8.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1441 Mohammed V University

Share this picture

Prices in Rabat

Prices for goods and services in Rabat are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.41
 Cappuccino
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7214

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Rabat Cost of Living comparisons