Cost of living comparison
Albania is 57.5% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Albania instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.88
ALL455
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$1.31
ALL122
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 66.4% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.50
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
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pay 10.7% less for transportation
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.57
ALL1,173
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,619,342
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.05
ALL2,056
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.00
|
$16.93
ALL1,579
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.33
|
$267.36
ALL24,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,066.67
|
$193.27
ALL18,022
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$312.25
|
$65.46
ALL6,104
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$115.94
ALL10,812
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,200.00
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,790
|
|
pay 65.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.81
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$3.08
ALL287
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.67
|
$32.37
ALL3,018
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$39.49
ALL3,683
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
$32.13
ALL2,996
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
$69.30
ALL6,462
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$82.40
ALL7,684
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