Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 23.3% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 65.4% less for groceries
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 39.3% less for transportation
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 82.3% more for childcare
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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