MA flag
El Jadida

Morocco

vs
MA flag
Rabat

Morocco

Climate

El Jadida logs 0 hot days a year to Rabat's 12 — El Jadida wins by 12. Rabat also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.

El JadidaRabat
Sunny days
306297
Hot days
012
Frost days
00
Rainy days
3447
Outdoor dinner months
5/127/12
Avg wind
4.2 m/s2.6 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,0703,092
Darkest month sun
198 hrs/mo186 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.89.5

El Jadida

Feels-like °C

13
16
16
21
21
25
28
27
26
23
19
14

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Rabat

Feels-like °C

13
15
18
22
24
27
32
31
28
24
19
14

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Rabat averages $830/mo for balanced living; El Jadida has no cost baseline yet.

El Jadida

monthly · balanced

Rabat

$830

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $623Comfort $1,443
Cheaper than 91%in Among 11 Africa cities

Mobility

Rabat scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); El Jadida has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.0/5
El JadidaRabat
WalkabilityTransitCar EfficiencyMotorbike

Culture

Rabat's culture score of 2.2 sits well above El Jadida's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
2.2/5
El JadidaRabat
History
Rabat leads

Nature & Outdoors

Rabat scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); El Jadida has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.8/5
El JadidaRabat
SeaForestGreen AreasLakesRunningBeachSurfing

Safety

Rabat scores 3.0 on safety (0–5 scale); El Jadida has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
3.0/5
El JadidaRabat
Road

Career

Rabat scores 2.3 on career (0–5 scale); El Jadida has no career baseline.

/5
vs
2.3/5

Social & Community

Rabat scores 2.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); El Jadida has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
2.3/5
El JadidaRabat
Local-First CommunityGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Rabat scores 1.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); El Jadida has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
1.8/5
El JadidaRabat
Delivery

Family

Rabat scores 2.2 on family (0–5 scale); El Jadida has no family baseline.

/5
vs
2.2/5
El JadidaRabat
UniversitiesGroceries

Healthcare

Rabat scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); El Jadida has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
2.7/5
El JadidaRabat
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

El Jadida averages 12.9 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Rabat's 13.2 µg/m³ (moderate) — El Jadida breathes ~3% cleaner air (0.3 µg/m³ lower).

El Jadida

Rabat

12.9µg/m³
13.2µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

El Jadida (251K) and Rabat (2.1M) are 8.3x in population — Rabat is the larger metro, El Jadida the smaller; on land area Rabat spans roughly 5.1x more ground.

6.5x

Rabat is roughly 6.5x the scale of El Jadida

Combined population & area comparison

MA flagRabat
6.5x
MA flagEl Jadida
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MA flagRabat2.1M8.3x
2.MA flagEl Jadida251K1x
Area
1.MA flagRabat203 km²5.1x
2.MA flagEl Jadida40 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
10 km7.7 km

MA flagEl Jadida

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
24 km23 km

MA flagRabat

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about El Jadida vs Rabat

Which is cheaper, El Jadida or Rabat?
Rabat has an estimated monthly cost of $830.
How does the climate compare between El Jadida and Rabat?
Sunny days: 306 vs 297 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 3,070 vs 3,092 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 198 vs 186 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 12 d — El Jadida lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 34 vs 47 d — El Jadida lower
Is El Jadida or Rabat safer?
Rabat has a safety score of 3.0/5.
Should I move to El Jadida or Rabat?
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