Rabat vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rabat	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$343	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$589	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	82
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	573K	5.65M

The cost of living in Rabat is 19% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6705th and 5813th ($790 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Morocco and Russia, respectively. Check Morocco vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rabat compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5559th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Saint Petersburg

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	Rabat	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.4	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.3	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.59	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.53	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$779	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1784	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.01	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7282	$10534

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566