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Saint Lucia vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 46.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 40.7% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 3.8% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 41.9% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 66.9% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.3% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in Saint Lucia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Saint Lucia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 40.7% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$7.40 EC$20.00	-23.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$7.40 EC$20.00	-12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$1.94 EC$5.25	+60.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.97 EC$2.63	+137.1%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$1.67 EC$4.52	+142.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$5.61 EC$15.17	+16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$7.76 EC$20.96	+111.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$4.24 EC$11.46	+82.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$4.41 EC$11.93	+73.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$3.43 EC$9.27	+391.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.75 EC$2.04	-28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$2.86 EC$7.72	+376.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$3.01 EC$8.13	+373.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$2.62 EC$7.09	+788.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.78 EC$2.12	+213.8%
Average			+231.1%

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pay 3.8% less for transportation

	Ankara	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$5.85 EC$15.82	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	??
Average			-3.8%

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pay 41.9% more for housing

	Ankara	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$41.07 EC$111.00	+199.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$79.23 EC$214.12	+27.5%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 66.9% less for childcare

	Ankara	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$198.89 EC$537.50	-66.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	??
Average			-66.9%

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pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$3.89 EC$10.51	+7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$3.70 EC$10.00	+14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$9.25 EC$25.00	+327.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$49.03 EC$132.50	-12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$7.03 EC$19.00	+9.2%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Ankara	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$50.57 EC$136.67	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$53.96 EC$145.83	+18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$107.92 EC$291.67	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$129.51 EC$350.00	+35.0%
Average			+11.3%

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