Istanbul vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$689	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$478
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	12
😀 Quality of life	78	49
🏙️ Population	15.7M	16.6K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 29% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4562nd and 5567th ($1305 vs $1012) 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 0.8 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 925th and 6790th 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	$10.5	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$4478

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189