Cost of living comparison
compared to
Washington vs. Grand Turk Cost of Living Summary
Washington is 3.1 times more expensive than Grand Turk.
Washington vs. Grand Turk Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Washington instead of Grand Turk, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
|
Grand Turk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.79
|
|
Grand Turk vs. Washington - Cost of restaurants
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Grand Turk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$4.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$22.71
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$3.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.64
|
|
Grand Turk vs. Washington - Cost of groceries
pay 52.8% less for transportation
|
Grand Turk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.49
|
$3.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.73
|
|
Grand Turk vs. Washington - Cost of transportation
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Grand Turk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.00
|
$69.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$2,568.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.00
|
$2,088.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$146.54
|
|
Grand Turk vs. Washington - Cost of housing
pay 13.4 times more for childcare
|
Grand Turk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,650.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,000.00
|
$40,166.67
|
|
Grand Turk vs. Washington - Cost of childcare
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Grand Turk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$6.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$13.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$103.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.75
|
|
Grand Turk vs. Washington - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Grand Turk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$133.22
|
Grand Turk vs. Washington - Cost of clothing
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