Cost of living comparison
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 2.2 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 68.0% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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