New Orleans vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	85	40
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	384K	573K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 188% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1435th and 6865th ($2226 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th 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 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 290th and 5750th 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	$23.5	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$7353

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962

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