Rabat vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rabat	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$302	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	40	95
😀 Quality of life	63	62
🏙️ Population	573K	6.21M

The cost of living in Rabat is 23% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6866th and 5954th ($705 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Rabat ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 4758th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Rabat	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1598	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$140	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5394	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562