Rabat vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rabat	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1870	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$339	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$354	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	66
😀 Quality of life	62	87
🏙️ Population	573K	1.25M

The cost of living in Rabat is 48% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6865th and 4144th ($773 vs $1473) 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 0.5 months in Rabat compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5750th and 352nd 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	$4.35	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.8	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.57	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.9	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1958	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1097	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$182	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7353	$7922

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2183
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2420
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1214
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1457
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1080
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$796
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1135
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2014
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1923
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$545
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$541
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$575
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$545
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1309
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1109
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1192
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$563
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$575
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$931
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1037
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$565
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$547
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$823
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$627
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$489
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$487
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$813
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$565
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$492