Rabat vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rabat	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$302	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	40	35
😀 Quality of life	63	35
🏙️ Population	573K	2.96M

The cost of living in Rabat is 29% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6866th and 8272nd ($705 vs $546) 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 0.9 months in Rabat compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Rabat ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4758th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Sanaa

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	Rabat	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1598	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$140	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5394	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886