Ankara vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$2674
🏠 One person rent	$408	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$1226
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	96	3
😀 Quality of life	72	40
🏙️ Population	5.5M	70K

The cost of living in Ankara is 28% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6390th and 4701st ($800 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Turkey and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 2095th and 7227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Castries

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	Ankara	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	8.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$8.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$6.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$1840

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

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