Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.1 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY238.77
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
?? |
pay 65.0% more for housing
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
?? |
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
?? | |
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