New York City vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	573K

The cost of living in New York City is 444% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4th and 6865th ($4207 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 18th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Rabat

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	New York City	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$7353

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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