Ankara vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$501	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$1043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	97	3
😀 Quality of life	75	39
🏙️ Population	5.8M	20K

The cost of living in Ankara is 12% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5311th and 4803rd ($1033 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.9 months in Castries. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 1642nd and 7990th 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	$9.54	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$9991

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120