Rabat vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rabat	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1976	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$332	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.5	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$2861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	71
😀 Quality of life	57	77
🏙️ Population	573K	7.01M

The cost of living in Rabat is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6678th and 3292nd ($747 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Rabat compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Rabat ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5581st and 796th 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	$4.93	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.31	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.3	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.6	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.63%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2018	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.37	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.2	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5427	$10359

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Cities near Rabat

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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489