New Orleans vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	85	40
😀 Quality of life	87	63
🏙️ Population	384K	573K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 215% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1304th and 6866th ($2222 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 2nd in the United States and Morocco, respectively. Check the United States vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 264th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Rabat

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	New Orleans	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$5394

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

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