Istanbul vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$649	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	12
😀 Quality of life	76	46
🏙️ Population	15.7M	14.7K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 23% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4347th and 5404th ($1248 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and Dominica, respectively. Check Turkey vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 850th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Roseau

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	Istanbul	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$3299

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166