Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 33.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% more in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in San Fernando
Housing: pay 53.0% more in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 66.6% less in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% more in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in San Fernando

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in San Fernando are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in San Fernando. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in San Fernando.

San Fernando vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 9.9% more for restaurants

	Ankara	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY346.14	$8.78 TTD59.69	+0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY288.45	$7.31 TTD49.74	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY50.42	$0.98 TTD6.67	-22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY20.01	$0.81 TTD5.53	+61.4%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Ankara	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY33.10	$2.19 TTD14.92	+163.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY182.85	$3.93 TTD26.72	-14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY154.81	$7.57 TTD51.46	+94.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY66.70	$3.61 TTD24.54	+114.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY107.10	$2.99 TTD20.30	+10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY19.30	$1.99 TTD13.54	+309.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.97	$0.93 TTD6.32	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY18.02	$0.66 TTD4.51	+46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.49	$2.20 TTD14.97	+306.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.82	$0.58 TTD3.98	+136.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY9.11	$0.43 TTD2.93	+87.8%
Average			+114.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Ankara	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY191.02	$3.81 TTD25.94	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY346.14	$43.89 TTD298.43	+403.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,779,157.77	$33,646.13 TTD228,792.64	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY214.36	$7.90 TTD53.72	+46.2%
Average			+100.8%

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pay 53.0% more for housing

	Ankara	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY456.33	$45.11 TTD306.71	+292.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,507.79	$420.58 TTD2,859.91	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,843.95	$341.34 TTD2,321.08	-14.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,105.60	$33.56 TTD228.21	-36.8%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 66.6% less for childcare

	Ankara	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,919.95	$229.27 TTD1,559.02	-54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY412,149.08	$2,194.31 TTD14,921.26	-78.9%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY138.46	$1.76 TTD11.94	-49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY112.78	$3.57 TTD24.26	+25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY80.77	$4.68 TTD31.83	+129.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,622.91	$45.71 TTD310.86	+11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY230.76	$8.78 TTD59.69	+50.9%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Ankara	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,247.92	$43.89 TTD298.43	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,807.84	$36.57 TTD248.69	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,133.31	$104.84 TTD712.90	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,700.40	$80.46 TTD547.11	-13.7%
Average			-13.8%

Ankara vs. San Fernando - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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