Rabat vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rabat	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$343	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$589	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	87
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	573K	1.01M

The cost of living in Rabat is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6705th and 6th ($790 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5559th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs San Jose, United States

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	Rabat	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.4	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.3	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.59	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.53	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$779	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1784	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.01	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7282	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254