Quito vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$367	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	40
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	1.76M	573K

The cost of living in Quito is 25% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6124th and 6866th ($884 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Ecuador and Morocco, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Quito compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 5845th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Rabat

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	Quito	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$5394

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493

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