Rabat vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rabat	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$589	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	82
😀 Quality of life	63	90
🏙️ Population	573K	468K

The cost of living in Rabat is 66% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6705th and 1213th ($790 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1060th 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 60th in the United States, while ranked 5559th and 212th 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	$4.4	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.3	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.59	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.53	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$779	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1784	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.01	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7282	$24117

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766