Castries vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$4142
🏠 One person rent	$458	$710
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$2165
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	3	43
😀 Quality of life	40	84
🏙️ Population	70K	870K

The cost of living in Castries is 31% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4701st and 3059th ($1108 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Saint Lucia and France, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 7227th and 300th 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	$7.43	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$9642

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1575
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1470
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1314
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1432
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1385
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1280
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1458
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1616
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1567
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1616
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7262
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4714
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1181
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1400
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1352
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1488
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1062
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1341
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1398
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1103
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1260
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1308
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1362
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1245
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1097
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1352
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1333
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1429
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1416
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1484
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1369
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1575
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1523
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1540
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1234
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1544
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1418
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1478
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1450