Rabat vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rabat	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1976	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$332	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.5	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$4931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	40	82
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	573K	468K

The cost of living in Rabat is 70% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6678th and 806th ($747 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 719th 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 0.8 months in Rabat compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Rabat ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 5581st and 202nd 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	$4.93	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.31	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.3	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.6	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.63%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2018	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.37	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5427	$22229

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753