Moscow vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Moscow	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1438	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3409	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$864	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	39
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	13.3M	573K

The cost of living in Moscow is 82% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4141st and 6705th ($1438 vs $790) 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 2664th and 5559th 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	$12.3	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.18	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2170	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.08	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.47%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9466	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4008	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.62	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.4	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.34	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$688	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15272	$7282

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$914
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$800
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$898
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$831
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$876
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$863
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$671
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$582
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$727
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$837
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$650
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$615
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$678
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$765
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$660
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$629
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$547
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$570
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$543
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$882
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$544
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$672
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$649
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$707
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$293
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$537
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$485
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$545
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$719
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$537
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$475
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$496
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$718
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$772

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617