Rabat vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rabat	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$343	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$589	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1724
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	15
😀 Quality of life	63	53
🏙️ Population	573K	886K

The cost of living in Rabat is 26% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6705th and 5095th ($790 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Morocco and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Morocco vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rabat compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5559th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Tabuk

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	Rabat	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.4	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.3	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.59	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.53	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$779	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1784	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.01	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7282	$8498

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233