Castries vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$3989
🏠 One person rent	$524	$721
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$1329
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$2387
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	3	43
😀 Quality of life	35	85
🏙️ Population	70K	873K

The cost of living in Castries is 28% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4713th and 3227th ($1159 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 41st 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 1.5 months in Marseille. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 7462nd and 342nd 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	$7.55	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$7.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$9905

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1654
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1545
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1356
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1407
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1426
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1301
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1531
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1766
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1732
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1721
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7469
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$7107
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1344
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1460
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1272
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1513
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1177
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1510
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1473
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1131
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1245
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1429
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1485
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1280
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1139
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1467
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1571
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1456
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1448
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1559
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1502
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1543
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1608
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1622
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1200
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1563
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1134
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1507
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1498