Jeddah vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$511	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$593
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	40
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	4.7M	573K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 50% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4828th and 6678th ($1123 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Morocco, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Rabat. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 1110th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Rabat

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	Jeddah	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$5427

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

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