Cost of living comparison

Rabat, Morocco

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 49.9% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 21.8% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 18.3% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Moscow are more expensive than in Rabat. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Moscow. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Rabat, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 42.9% more for restaurants

	Rabat	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 MAD48.21	$9.19 RUB771.68	+82.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 MAD57.86	$5.10 RUB428.71	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 MAD6.01	$1.07 RUB90.06	+70.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 MAD3.48	$0.49 RUB40.76	+33.6%
Average			+42.9%

Rabat vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 21.8% more for groceries

	Rabat	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.43 MAD4.16	$0.62 RUB51.96	+42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.52 MAD52.91	$4.41 RUB370.08	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.01 MAD28.84	$3.57 RUB299.60	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 MAD17.16	$1.52 RUB127.63	-15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 MAD26.77	$1.99 RUB166.77	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 MAD6.56	$0.68 RUB56.88	-1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MAD5.89	$0.67 RUB56.05	+8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 MAD3.50	$0.72 RUB60.10	+95.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.67	$1.12 RUB94.36	+193.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD2.95	$0.25 RUB20.93	-19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.05	$0.21 RUB17.57	-34.4%
Average			+21.8%

Rabat vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.3% less for transportation

	Rabat	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MAD53.49	$2.22 RUB186.32	-60.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.17 MAD241.07	$28.58 RUB2,400.78	+13.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,227.16 MAD327,853.91	$30,621.85 RUB2,572,267.16	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.95 MAD66.54	$5.82 RUB488.73	-16.2%
Average			-18.3%

Rabat vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Rabat	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.69 MAD361.04	$6.38 RUB535.79	-83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$396.93 MAD3,802.11	$960.52 RUB80,684.69	+142.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.91 MAD2,163.94	$583.26 RUB48,994.69	+158.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.22 MAD279.89	$86.66 RUB7,279.49	+196.6%
Average			+103.4%

Rabat vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Rabat	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.81 MAD1,214.70	$466.53 RUB39,189.25	+267.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,470.70 MAD52,402.58	$10,413.52 RUB874,746.47	+90.4%
Average			+179.1%

Rabat vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.03 MAD38.57	$3.06 RUB257.23	-24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 MAD16.74	$2.52 RUB212.05	+44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 MAD38.09	$2.45 RUB205.78	-38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.09 MAD249.87	$32.34 RUB2,716.48	+24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.54 MAD62.68	$5.10 RUB428.71	-22.0%
Average			-3.2%

Rabat vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Rabat	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.04 MAD469.70	$81.16 RUB6,817.14	+65.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.40 MAD406.13	$42.31 RUB3,553.91	-0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.38 MAD904.01	$108.95 RUB9,152.12	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.59 MAD848.56	$101.97 RUB8,565.58	+15.1%
Average			+23.9%

Rabat vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Rabat vs.

Paris

Rabat vs.

Dublin

Rabat vs.

Manila

Rabat vs.

London

Rabat vs.

Cairo

Rabat vs.

Ankara

Rabat vs.

Mexico City

Rabat vs.

Warsaw

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Morocco vs. Russia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Morocco and Russia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Rabat

Add prices for Moscow

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Moscow or Rabat. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.