Rabat vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rabat	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$302	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$795	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	37
😀 Quality of life	63	73
🏙️ Population	573K	6.44K

The cost of living in Rabat is 55% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6866th and 3109th ($705 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Morocco and Malta, respectively. Check Morocco vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Rabat compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Rabat ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4758th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Valletta

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	Rabat	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.29	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1598	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$140	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5394	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348