Rabat vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rabat	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$302	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	54
😀 Quality of life	63	54
🏙️ Population	573K	1.49M

The cost of living in Rabat is 5% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6866th and 7055th ($705 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in Morocco and Brazil, respectively. Check Morocco vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Rabat compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Rabat ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 4758th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Recife

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	Rabat	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1598	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$140	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5394	$14050

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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

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509