Rabat vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rabat	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$302	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	91
😀 Quality of life	63	77
🏙️ Population	573K	6.26M

The cost of living in Rabat is 38% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6866th and 4686th ($705 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Morocco and Chile, respectively. Check Morocco vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Rabat compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Rabat ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4758th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Santiago

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	Rabat	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1598	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$140	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5394	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731