Beirut vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beirut	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2943	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$555	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$593
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	75	40
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	2.42M	573K

The cost of living in Beirut is 56% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4691st and 6678th ($1165 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Morocco, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Rabat. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 4996th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Beirut	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1699	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.6	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.7	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4334	$5427

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$948
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$857
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$767
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$708
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$545
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$672
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1635
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1565
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1579
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1451
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1617
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1544
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1582
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1532
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1674
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1614
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$462
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$630
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1556
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$450
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$598
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2045
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$427
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$1838

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519