Moscow vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$959	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	72	62
🏙️ Population	13.3M	573K

The cost of living in Moscow is 105% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3728th and 6865th ($1585 vs $773) 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 3206th and 5750th 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	$13.2	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$7353

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727