Rabat vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1844
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$332
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$717
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$503
$376
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
35
😀 Quality of life
58
23
🏙️ Population
573K
2.96M

The cost of living in Rabat is 37% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6711th and 8335th ($717 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Morocco and Yemen, respectively. Check Morocco vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Rabat compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Rabat ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5615th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rabat Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.94
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$1.68
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.83%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2099
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.06
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.68
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3292
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$533
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$574
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$520
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$627
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$826
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$424
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$437
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$529
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$503
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$445
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$661
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$504
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1119
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1091
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$932
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1178
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1129
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$609
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1159
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$470
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1314
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1774
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1254
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1321
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1328
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1318
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1357
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1480
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1385
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1101
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1158
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1123
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1494
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$2218
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1435

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840