Rabat vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1933
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$355
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$598
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.8
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
71
😀 Quality of life
61
79
🏙️ Population
573K
1.21M

The cost of living in Rabat is 42% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6779th and 4339th ($797 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Morocco and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Morocco vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rabat compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5808th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Sofia

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Rabat Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.33
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.3
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.55
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.41
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$446
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7214
$12236

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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800