Castries vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$514	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	40
😀 Quality of life	38	62
🏙️ Population	20K	573K

The cost of living in Castries is 51% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4844th and 6865th ($1170 vs $773) 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 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 8195th and 5750th 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	$7.07	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$7353

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727