Castries vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$524	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	40
😀 Quality of life	35	57
🏙️ Population	70K	573K

The cost of living in Castries is 55% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4713th and 6678th ($1159 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Morocco, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.8 months in Rabat. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 7462nd and 5581st 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	$7.55	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$5427

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519