Rabat vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1844
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$332
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$717
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$503
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
573K
24.9M

The cost of living in Rabat is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6711th and 4461st ($717 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Morocco and China, respectively. Check Morocco vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Rabat compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Rabat ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5615th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Shanghai

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Rabat Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.94
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.68
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.83%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2099
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.06
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.68
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3292
$28143

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740