Castries vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$4388
🏠 One person rent	$514	$786
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1371
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$2662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	3	43
😀 Quality of life	38	86
🏙️ Population	20K	886K

The cost of living in Castries is 34% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4844th and 2937th ($1170 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th in Saint Lucia and France, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Marseille ranked 11th in France, while ranked 8195th and 430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Marseille

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	Castries	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$5245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$34.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$839
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$10658

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1788
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1824
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1545
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1479
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1542
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1435
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1663
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1968
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1945
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1934
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7861
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1509
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1516
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1331
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1230
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1556
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1581
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1294
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1390
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1490
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1550
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1375
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1618
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1741
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1585
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1392
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1652
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1660
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1764
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1342
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1876
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1161
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1609
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1649