Rabat vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rabat	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$343	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$589	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	86
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	573K	1.39M

The cost of living in Rabat is 77% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6705th and 43rd ($790 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd in Morocco and the United States, respectively. Check Morocco vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rabat compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5559th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs San Diego

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	Rabat	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.4	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.3	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.59	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.53	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$779	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1784	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.01	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7282	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782