Oakland vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Oakland	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3212	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7752	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$2040	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$3618	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$832	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5293	$354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	40
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	441K	573K

The cost of living in Oakland is 316% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 124th and 6865th ($3212 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Oakland ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 65th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Rabat

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	Oakland	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1880	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1835	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3381	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3346	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7626	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6332	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.99	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.48	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20916	$7353

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3277
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2929
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3083
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3058
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2910
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3778
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3252
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2859
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3264
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3282
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3346
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2929
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2783
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3604
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3831
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3255
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3137
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2807
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3094
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4102
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3593
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2380
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3261
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3589
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3395

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