Rabat vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rabat	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$302	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	40	24
😀 Quality of life	63	39
🏙️ Population	573K	6.56M

The cost of living in Rabat is 19% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6866th and 7740th ($705 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd in Morocco and China, respectively. Check Morocco vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Rabat compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Rabat ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 4758th and 7044th 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	$4.29	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1598	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$140	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5394	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600