Cost of living comparison
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 3.0 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 77.1% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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