Rabat vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1933
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$355
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$598
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.8
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
66
😀 Quality of life
61
86
🏙️ Population
573K
1.25M

The cost of living in Rabat is 48% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6779th and 3851st ($797 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.3 months in Rabat compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5808th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Sharjah

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Rabat Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.33
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.55
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.41
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$446
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7214
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$579
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$639
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$597
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$734
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$953
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$586
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$526
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$625
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$555
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$499
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$879
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$591
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1369
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1306
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$1014
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1193
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1436
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$790
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1453
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$546
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1670
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$2004
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1022
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1574
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1469
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1455
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1556
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1608
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1577
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1279
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1315
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1303
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1544
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1913
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1705

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469