New York City vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$653
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	8.8M	573K

The cost of living in New York City is 530% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3rd and 6866th ($4441 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 22nd and 4758th 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	$29.7	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$5394

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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