Rabat vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rabat	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$797	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.8	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	94
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	573K	664K

The cost of living in Rabat is 70% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6779th and 649th ($797 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Morocco and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Morocco vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rabat compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5808th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Rotterdam

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	Rabat	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.3	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$446	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1203	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.05	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7214	$13092

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Cities near Rabat

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799