Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 43.8% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
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pay 41.9% less for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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