Global CityIntelligence

Morocco / North Africa

Rabat City Intelligence

Rabat is Morocco's administrative capital with a calm coastal urban profile, useful for cross-region Moroccan comparison. Rabat is a north africa city of about ~2.0M metro in Morocco. On the composite city-intelligence score, Rabat sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (66/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~2.0M metro
View of Rabat, Morocco

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Overall score

Use the Rabat profile to compare cost framing, country-level transport and healthcare context, and Mediterranean-Atlantic resilience.

Overall66/100
Affordability74/100
Air quality65/100
Energy60/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

66/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Rabat data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Rabat city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score66/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living74/100Rabat's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality65/100Rabat's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy60/100Rabat's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety63/100Rabat's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed63/100Rabat's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk60/100Rabat's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience60/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety56/100
Low crime57/100
Personal safety57/100
Night safety50/100
Road safety57/100

Rabat has a moderate safety estimate (56/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life61/100
Healthcare63/100
Education68/100
Green space42/100
Cleanliness61/100
Infrastructure67/100
Mobility60/100

Rabat has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (61/100) across our combined indicators.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness59/100
Education68/100
Green space42/100
Overall safety56/100

Rabat scores moderate for family living (59/100).

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability66/100
Walkability78/100
Cycling60/100
Infrastructure67/100

Rabat is moderate for remote workers (66/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability63/100
Healthcare63/100
Cleanliness61/100
Outdoor lifestyle26/100

Rabat is moderate for retirement (63/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.

Emergency and public safety in Rabat

Local public safety guidance for Rabat, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Rabat, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Morocco emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Rabat

Healthcare context for Rabat, with national-level information from Morocco where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Rabat, see the Morocco healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Rabat

Local mobility context for Rabat, with national-level context from Morocco where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Rabat, see the Morocco transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Rabat. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Rabat

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Rabat will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Rabat air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Explore Rabat modules

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Cost of Living in Rabat

Rabat's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Rabat

Rabat's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Rabat

Rabat's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Rabat

Rabat's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Rabat

Rabat's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Rabat

Rabat's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Rabat

Cost of living estimates for Rabat — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Rabat

Climate profile for Rabat — Semi-Arid climate, annual average 20.7°C, comfort score 73/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Rabat

Economy and jobs profile for Rabat — tourism economy, economy score 61/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, government. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Rabat

Education profile for Rabat — regional education center, education score 62/100, 5 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Rabat

Healthcare and retirement profile for Rabat — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 60/100, retirement score 63/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Estimate a monthly budget for Rabat

Estimate a monthly budget for Rabat using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Rabat

Plan a trip budget for Rabat using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Rabat

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Rabat. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Casablanca, Morocco

Nearby city · about 86 km from Rabat. Explore Casablanca's city intelligence profile.

Ceuta, Spain

Cross-border · about 251 km from Rabat. Explore Ceuta's city intelligence profile.

Algeciras, Spain

Cross-border · about 266 km from Rabat. Explore Algeciras's city intelligence profile.

Cádiz, Spain

Cross-border · about 284 km from Rabat. Explore Cádiz's city intelligence profile.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Same region · about 286 km from Rabat. Explore Marrakesh's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Rabat profile to compare cost framing, country-level transport and healthcare context, and Mediterranean-Atlantic resilience. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (74/100) and air quality (65/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (60/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Morocco country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Rabat appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.