Rabat vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1933
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$355
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$598
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.8
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
95
😀 Quality of life
61
76
🏙️ Population
573K
17.5M

The cost of living in Rabat is 20% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6779th and 5618th ($797 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Morocco and China, respectively. Check Morocco vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rabat compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5808th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Shenzhen

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Rabat Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.33
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.55
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.41
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$446
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7214
$21140

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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648