Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.9 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.52
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.07
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.06
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.63
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.46
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.48
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.79
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.90
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.93
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.67
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.10
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.27
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.36
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺494.25
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺139.97
|
?? | |
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
?? |
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.63
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.07
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺648.79
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.88
|
?? | |
pay 23.4% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
?? | |
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