Rabat vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$332
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$593
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
53
😀 Quality of life
57
89
🏙️ Population
573K
140K

The cost of living in Rabat is 74% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6678th and 204th ($747 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Morocco and Iceland, respectively. Check Morocco vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Rabat compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Rabat ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5581st and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rabat Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.31
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$2.18
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.3
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.6
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.63%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2018
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1068
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5427
$6167

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161