New Orleans vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Orleans	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1273	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.6	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	85	39
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	384K	573K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 181% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1427th and 6705th ($2219 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1227th and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Rabat. New Orleans ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 252nd and 5559th 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	$23.6	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2405	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.42	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.3	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10150	$7282

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960

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