Castries vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$1733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$4280
🏠 One person rent	$515	$756
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$1311
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$638
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$2408
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	3	43
😀 Quality of life	40	87
🏙️ Population	70K	877K

The cost of living in Castries is 33% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4773rd and 2991st ($1169 vs $1733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th 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 1.4 months in Marseille. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 7795th and 374th 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	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$5072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$3564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$34.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$10222

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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	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1761
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1478
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1438
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1340
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1593
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1915
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1867
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1884
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$9122
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1501
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1488
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1300
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1216
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1504
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1525
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1257
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1374
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1473
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1490
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1336
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1594
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1580
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1555
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1406
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1582
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1642
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1693
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1268
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1727
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1192
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1575
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1620