Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 10.9% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.91
TRY238.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
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