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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rabat	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1870	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$339	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$354	$5742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	87
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	573K	1.01M

The cost of living in Rabat is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6865th and 8th ($773 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5750th and 148th 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	$4.35	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.8	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.57	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.9	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1958	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1097	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$182	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7353	$23160

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212