Rabat vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1870
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$339
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
40
70
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
573K
7.01M

The cost of living in Rabat is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6865th and 3529th ($773 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Morocco and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Morocco vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rabat compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5750th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Riyadh

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Rabat Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$780
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.3
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1097
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.29
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$182
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7353
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$598
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$671
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$612
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$732
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$953
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$589
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$513
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$610
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$558
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$482
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$881
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$577
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1394
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1340
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$1041
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1212
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1560
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$769
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1497
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$539
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1625
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1935
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1003
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1537
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1490
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1471
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1551
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1614
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1563
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1275
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1337
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1307
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1581
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1979
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1727

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487