Climate
Rabat logs 12 hot days a year to Souk El Arbaa's 70 — Rabat wins by 58. Souk El Arbaa also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
Rabat
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Dinner outside
Souk El Arbaa
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Cost of Living
Rabat averages $830/mo for balanced living; Souk El Arbaa has no cost baseline yet.
Rabat
$830monthly · balanced
Mobility
Rabat scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Souk El Arbaa has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Rabat's culture score of 2.2 sits well above Souk El Arbaa's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Rabat scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Souk El Arbaa has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Rabat scores 3.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Souk El Arbaa has no safety baseline.
Career
Rabat scores 2.3 on career (0–5 scale); Souk El Arbaa has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Rabat scores 2.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Souk El Arbaa has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Rabat scores 1.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Souk El Arbaa has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Rabat scores 2.2 on family (0–5 scale); Souk El Arbaa has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Rabat scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Souk El Arbaa has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Rabat averages 13.2 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Souk El Arbaa's 10.3 µg/m³ (moderate) — Souk El Arbaa breathes ~22% cleaner air (2.9 µg/m³ lower).
Rabat
Souk El Arbaa
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Rabat (2.1M) and Souk El Arbaa (98K) are 21x in population — Rabat is the larger metro, Souk El Arbaa the smaller; on land area Rabat spans roughly 20x more ground.
Rabat is roughly 21x the scale of Souk El Arbaa
Combined population & area comparison
RabatSouk El ArbaaCity Scale Rankings
Rabat2.1M21xSouk El Arbaa98K1xRabat203 km²20xSouk El Arbaa10 km²1xRabat
Souk El Arbaa
Who Thrives Here
Rabat is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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