Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 41.5% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
|
pay 67.9% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
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