Cost of living comparison

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Tokyo vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 2.0 times more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants
pay 67.3% more in Tokyo
Groceries
pay 3.3 times more in Tokyo
Transportation
pay 93.8% more in Tokyo
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Tokyo
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 51.0% more in Tokyo
Clothing
pay 13.9% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

pay 67.3% more for restaurants

 
Rabat
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.42
MAD40.37
$8.02
¥1,251
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.62
MAD60.55
$5.01
¥782
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
MAD5.43
$1.16
¥181

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

 
Rabat
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.49
MAD4.48
$1.55
¥242
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.60
MAD60.38
$7.21
¥1,125
Milk (1 gallon) $3.32
MAD30.36
$5.71
¥892

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pay 93.8% more for transportation

 
Rabat
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.91
MAD54.05
$4.50
¥702
Monthly public transit pass $27.60
MAD252.31
$73.51
¥11,470
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,530.73
MAD343K
$22,332.63
¥3M

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Rabat
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.53
MAD352.29
$33.44
¥5,219
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $469.58
MAD4,293.25
$1,071.65
¥167K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $272.96
MAD2,495.62
$642.24
¥100K

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Rabat
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $158.91
MAD1,452.83
$519.69
¥81,094
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,276.88
MAD66,530.89
$15,131.74
¥2M

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pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rabat
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.52
MAD50.46
$4.01
¥626
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
MAD18.24
$3.43
¥535
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.30
MAD39.36
$4.01
¥626

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pay 13.9% less for clothing

 
Rabat
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.35
MAD487.79
$56.84
¥8,869
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.77
MAD436.74
$40.48
¥6,317
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.95
MAD950.35
$62.67
¥9,780

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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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