Rabat vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1870
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$339
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
99
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
573K
24.9M

The cost of living in Rabat is 31% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6865th and 4971st ($773 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Morocco and China, respectively. Check Morocco vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rabat compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5750th and 1655th 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
$4.35
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$780
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.3
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1097
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.29
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$182
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7353
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$598
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$671
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$612
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$732
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$953
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$589
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$513
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$610
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$558
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$482
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$881
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$577
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1394
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1340
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$1041
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1212
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1560
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$769
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1497
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$539
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1625
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1935
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1003
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1537
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1490
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1471
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1551
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1614
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1563
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1275
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1337
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1307
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1581
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1979
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1727

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765