MA flag
Rabat

Morocco

vs
MA flag
Safi

Morocco

Climate

Rabat logs 7 outdoor-dinner months a year to Safi's 2 — Rabat wins by 5. Safi also leads on hot days by 3.

RabatSafi
Sunny days
297320
Hot days
129
Frost days
00
Rainy days
4719
Outdoor dinner months
7/122/12
Avg wind
2.6 m/s4.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,0923,234
Darkest month sun
186 hrs/mo207 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.510.0

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

Safi

Feels-like °C

12
15
16
20
23
26
30
29
27
23
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; Safi has no cost baseline yet.

Rabat

$830

monthly · balanced

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

Safi

monthly · balanced

Mobility

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

2.0/5
vs
/5
RabatSafi
WalkabilityTransitCar EfficiencyMotorbike

Culture

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

2.2/5
vs
0.0/5
RabatSafi
History
Rabat leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

3.8/5
vs
/5
RabatSafi
SeaForestGreen AreasLakesRunningBeachSurfing

Safety

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

3.0/5
vs
/5
RabatSafi
Road

Career

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

2.3/5
vs
/5

Social & Community

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

2.3/5
vs
/5
RabatSafi
Local-First CommunityGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

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

1.8/5
vs
/5
RabatSafi
Delivery

Family

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

2.2/5
vs
/5
RabatSafi
UniversitiesGroceries

Healthcare

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

2.7/5
vs
/5
RabatSafi
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Rabat averages 13.2 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Safi's 10.5 µg/m³ (moderate) — Safi breathes ~21% cleaner air (2.8 µg/m³ lower).

Rabat

Safi

13.2µg/m³
10.5µg/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.

Rabat (2.1M) and Safi (353K) are 5.9x in population — Rabat is the larger metro, Safi the smaller; on land area Rabat spans roughly 5.2x more ground.

5.6x

Rabat is roughly 5.6x the scale of Safi

Combined population & area comparison

MA flagRabat
5.6x
MA flagSafi
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MA flagRabat2.1M5.9x
2.MA flagSafi353K1x
Area
1.MA flagRabat203 km²5.2x
2.MA flagSafi39 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
24 km23 km

MA flagRabat

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.2 km9.6 km

MA flagSafi

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Rabat vs Safi

Which is cheaper, Rabat or Safi?
Rabat has an estimated monthly cost of $830.
How does the climate compare between Rabat and Safi?
Sunny days: 297 vs 320 d — Safi higher Annual sunshine: 3,092 vs 3,234 hrs — Safi higher Winter sunshine: 186 vs 207 hrs/day — Safi higher Hot days (>30°C): 12 vs 9 d — Similar Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 47 vs 19 d — Safi lower
Is Rabat or Safi safer?
Rabat has a safety score of 3.0/5.
Should I move to Rabat or Safi?
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