Moscow vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	72	61
🏙️ Population	13.3M	573K

The cost of living in Moscow is 110% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3277th and 6779th ($1678 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Russia and Morocco, respectively. Check Russia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in Rabat. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 2774th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Rabat

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	Moscow	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$7214

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$579
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$597
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$734
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$586
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$526
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$625
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$879
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$591
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1369
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1306
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1014
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1436
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$790
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1453
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$546
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1670
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2004
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1022
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1469
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1455
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1556
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1577
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1279
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1315
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1303
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1544
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1913
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1705