Basseterre vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$650	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	13	95
😀 Quality of life	36	76
🏙️ Population	13.2K	15.7M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 10% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 3960th and 4347th ($1373 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Turkey, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 7395th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Istanbul

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	Basseterre	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$17728

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899