Castries vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$458	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$503
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	40
😀 Quality of life	40	58
🏙️ Population	70K	573K

The cost of living in Castries is 55% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4701st and 6711th ($1108 vs $717) 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 0.7 months in Rabat. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 7227th and 5615th 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	$7.43	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$3292

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$574
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$627
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$826
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$424
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$437
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$529
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$503
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$661
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$504
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1119
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1091
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$932
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1129
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$609
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1159
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1314
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1774
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1254
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1328
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1318
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1357
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1385
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1101
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1158
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1123
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1494
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2218
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1435