Rabat vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1933
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$355
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$598
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.8
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
40
70
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
573K
7.01M

The cost of living in Rabat is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6779th and 3485th ($797 vs $1628) 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 0.3 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 5808th and 899th 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
$4.33
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.55
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.41
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$446
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7214
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$579
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$639
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$597
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$734
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$953
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$586
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$526
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$625
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$555
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$499
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$879
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$591
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1369
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1306
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$1014
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1193
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1436
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$790
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1453
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$546
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1670
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$2004
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1022
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1574
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1469
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1455
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1556
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1608
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1577
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1279
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1315
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1303
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1544
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1913
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1705

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459