Cost of living comparison

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Seoul vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 98.2% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants
pay 91.0% more in Seoul
Groceries
pay 3.9 times more in Seoul
Transportation
pay 9.7% more in Seoul
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Seoul
Childcare
pay 2.6 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.0% more in Seoul
Clothing
pay 12.6% less in Seoul

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Seoul are more expensive than in Rabat. Notably, groceries, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

pay 91.0% more for restaurants

 
Rabat
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.42
MAD40.37
$8.49
₩12,225
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.62
MAD60.55
$6.30
₩9,067
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
MAD5.43
$1.64
₩2,360

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pay 3.9 times more for groceries

 
Rabat
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$0.49
MAD4.48
$3.24
₩4,662
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.60
MAD60.38
$6.79
₩9,780
Milk (1 gallon) $3.32
MAD30.36
$7.85
₩11,299

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

 
Rabat
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.91
MAD54.05
$4.43
₩6,379
Monthly public transit pass $27.60
MAD252.31
$45.99
₩66,218
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,530.73
MAD343K
$25,072.36
₩36M

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Rabat
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.53
MAD352.29
$20.56
₩29,597
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $469.58
MAD4,293.25
$925.55
₩1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $272.96
MAD2,495.62
$559.33
₩805K

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

 
Rabat
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $158.91
MAD1,452.83
$360.15
₩519K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,276.88
MAD66,530.89
$21,667.04
₩31M

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pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rabat
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.52
MAD50.46
$3.54
₩5,094
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
MAD18.24
$3.70
₩5,324
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.30
MAD39.36
$3.18
₩4,584

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

 
Rabat
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.35
MAD487.79
$49.77
₩71,652
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.77
MAD436.74
$39.49
₩56,859
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.95
MAD950.35
$74.94
₩108K

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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 2026
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