Rabat vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$332
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$593
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
65
😀 Quality of life
57
83
🏙️ Population
573K
1.25M

The cost of living in Rabat is 50% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6678th and 3679th ($747 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Morocco vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Rabat compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Rabat ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5581st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rabat Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.31
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.6
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.63%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2018
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1068
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5427
$5054

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507