Philadelphia vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	1.6M	573K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 227% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 744th and 6705th ($2584 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 95th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Rabat

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	Philadelphia	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$7282

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

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