Rabat vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rabat	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$302	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	40	44
😀 Quality of life	63	58
🏙️ Population	573K	1.13M

The cost of living in Rabat is 24% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6866th and 5898th ($705 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Morocco and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Morocco vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Rabat compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Rabat ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 4758th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Santo Domingo

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	Rabat	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1598	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$140	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5394	$7607

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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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521