Castries vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$525	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	40
😀 Quality of life	35	63
🏙️ Population	70K	573K

The cost of living in Castries is 65% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4603rd and 6866th ($1161 vs $705) 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 0.9 months in Rabat. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 7503rd and 4758th 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	$7.01	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$5394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430