Rabat vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rabat	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$302	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	12
😀 Quality of life	63	46
🏙️ Population	573K	14.7K

The cost of living in Rabat is 31% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 6866th and 5404th ($705 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Morocco and Dominica, respectively. Check Morocco vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Rabat compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Rabat ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 4758th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Roseau

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	Rabat	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1598	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$140	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5394	$3299

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166