Rabat vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rabat	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1976	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$332	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.5	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	40	87
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	573K	1.39M

The cost of living in Rabat is 78% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6678th and 45th ($747 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 0.8 months in Rabat compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Rabat ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 5581st and 75th 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	$4.93	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.31	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.3	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.6	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.63%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2018	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.37	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5427	$21468

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647