New York City vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	98	63
🏙️ Population	8.8M	573K

The cost of living in New York City is 432% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4th and 6705th ($4203 vs $790) 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 11th and 5559th 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	$23.2	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$7282

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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