Castries vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$525	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	95
😀 Quality of life	35	76
🏙️ Population	70K	15.7M

The cost of living in Castries is 7% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4603rd and 4347th ($1161 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 7503rd and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Istanbul

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	Castries	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$17728

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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 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