Rabat vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rabat	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$343	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$589	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	39	24
😀 Quality of life	63	45
🏙️ Population	573K	6.56M

The cost of living in Rabat is 31% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6705th and 7790th ($790 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5559th and 7090th 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	$4.4	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.59	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.53	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$779	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1784	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.01	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7282	$10279

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599