Rabat vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rabat	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1870	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$339	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$354	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	40	19
😀 Quality of life	62	67
🏙️ Population	573K	955K

The cost of living in Rabat is 56% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6865th and 2952nd ($773 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Morocco and Spain, respectively. Check Morocco vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rabat compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 5750th and 4756th 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	$4.35	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.8	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.57	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.9	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1958	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1097	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$182	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7353	$6610

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490