Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 49.4% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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