Rabat vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rabat	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1870	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$339	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$354	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	40	82
😀 Quality of life	62	89
🏙️ Population	573K	468K

The cost of living in Rabat is 67% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6865th and 1246th ($773 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1054th in Morocco and the United States, respectively. Check Morocco vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rabat compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5750th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Raleigh

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	Rabat	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.35	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.57	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.9	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1958	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1097	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$182	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7353	$24650

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736