Castries vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$515	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	39
😀 Quality of life	40	63
🏙️ Population	70K	573K

The cost of living in Castries is 48% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4773rd and 6705th ($1169 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Lucia and Morocco, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 7795th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Rabat

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	Castries	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$7282

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617