New York City vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$503
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	96	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	573K

The cost of living in New York City is 464% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6th and 6711th ($4044 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 8th and 5615th 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	$24.2	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$3292

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$574
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$627
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$826
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$424
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$437
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$529
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$503
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$661
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$504
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1119
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1091
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$932
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1129
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$609
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1159
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1314
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1774
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1254
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1328
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1318
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1357
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1385
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1101
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1158
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1123
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1494
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2218
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1435