Rabat vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rabat	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1976	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$332	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.5	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	40	24
😀 Quality of life	57	39
🏙️ Population	573K	6.56M

The cost of living in Rabat is 22% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6678th and 7649th ($747 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd in Morocco and China, respectively. Check Morocco vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Rabat compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Rabat ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5581st and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Shaoyang

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	Rabat	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.93	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.31	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.3	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.6	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.63%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2018	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.37	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5427	$10066

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610