Rabat vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rabat	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$302	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	40	18
😀 Quality of life	63	60
🏙️ Population	573K	932K

The cost of living in Rabat is 56% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6866th and 3004th ($705 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Morocco and Spain, respectively. Check Morocco vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Rabat compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Rabat ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 4758th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Tenerife

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	Rabat	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1598	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$140	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5394	$6114

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291