Istanbul vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$649	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	4
😀 Quality of life	76	26
🏙️ Population	15.7M	13.9K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 25% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4347th and 5500th ($1248 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 850th and 8510th 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	$11	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$7119

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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

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789