Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 65.1% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 34.7% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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