Nairobi vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$262	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$653
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	40
😀 Quality of life	59	63
🏙️ Population	5.55M	573K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 8% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6866th ($760 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Morocco, respectively. Check Kenya vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 5369th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Rabat

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	Nairobi	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$5394

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$589
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$408
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$500
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$638
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$561
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$483
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$522
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$490
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$602
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$605
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$580
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$562
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$625
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$545
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$646
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$698
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$502
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$552
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$486
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$594
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$650
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$613
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$771
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$648
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$573
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$518
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$801
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$648
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$413
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$651
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$648
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$585
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$479
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$785

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430