Turks and Caicos Islands is 30.7% more expensive than Australia.

If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Australia, you would:

pay 16.2% more for restaurants

 
Australia
Turks and Caicos Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.31
A$23.50
$25.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.98
A$13.78
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.45
A$3.76
$2.75
 

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pay 78.7% more for groceries

 
Australia
Turks and Caicos Islands
Bread
1 loaf
$2.00
A$3.07
$5.50
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.24
A$6.50
$14.11
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.00
A$7.67
$12.31
 

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pay 31.4% more for transportation

 
Australia
Turks and Caicos Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.95
A$7.59
$6.27
 
Monthly public transit pass $81.92
A$125.72
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,079.60
A$33,885.56
$30,000.00
 

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pay 82.8% more for housing

 
Australia
Turks and Caicos Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.83
A$85.68
$130.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,119.19
A$1,717.62
$1,333.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $889.00
A$1,364.34
$1,066.67
 

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pay 41.6% less for childcare

 
Australia
Turks and Caicos Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,373.48
A$2,107.88
$500.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,458.00
A$17,584.59
$9,200.00
 

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pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Australia
Turks and Caicos Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.72
A$8.77
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.30
A$5.06
$6.81
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.53
A$37.65
$6.00
 

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pay 24.0% more for clothing

 
Australia
Turks and Caicos Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.47
A$109.69
$80.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.82
A$64.18
$70.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.71
A$156.09
$125.00
 

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