Istanbul vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$689	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	4
😀 Quality of life	78	55
🏙️ Population	15.7M	24.5K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 31% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4562nd and 5701st ($1305 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 925th and 6376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Kingstown

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	Istanbul	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$11266

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788