Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 3.6 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
St. George's
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.10
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.92
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.07
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.12
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.18
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.34
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.08
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.40
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.49
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.27
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.13
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 13.6 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.30
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.31
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.26
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Ankara
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
Ankara
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.38
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.07
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺759.52
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.86
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 65.9% more for clothing
Ankara
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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