Rabat vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1844
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$332
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$717
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$503
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
71
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
573K
7.01M

The cost of living in Rabat is 56% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6711th and 2922nd ($717 vs $1642) 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 0.7 months in Rabat compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Rabat ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5615th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rabat Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.94
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.68
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.83%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2099
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.06
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.68
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3292
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$533
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$574
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$520
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$627
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$826
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$424
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$437
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$529
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$503
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$445
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$661
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$504
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1119
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1091
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$932
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1178
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1129
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$609
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1159
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$470
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1314
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1774
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1254
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1321
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1328
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1318
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1357
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1480
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1385
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1101
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1158
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1123
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1494
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$2218
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1435

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561