Rabat vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rabat	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$589	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	99
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	573K	5.45M

The cost of living in Rabat is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6705th and 649th ($790 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Morocco and Australia, respectively. Check Morocco vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rabat compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5559th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Sydney

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	Rabat	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.4	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.59	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.53	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$779	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1784	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.01	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7282	$19140

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710