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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Turks and Caicos Islands is 52.3% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.8% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Groceries: pay 13.9% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Transportation: pay 43.3% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Housing: pay 72.2% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Childcare: pay 33.3% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and childcare in Turks and Caicos Islands are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Turks and Caicos Islands.

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.8% more for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$20.00	+73.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$12.50	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$2.50	+50.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$2.25	+70.9%
Average			+49.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Turks and Caicos Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.9% more for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$3.94	+18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$13.23
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$19.94	+136.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$4.00	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$6.80	+13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.81	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.18	+17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$3.00
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.91	-12.3%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 43.3% more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$7.86	+43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	??
Average			+43.3%

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pay 72.2% more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$115.00	+91.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$1,225.00	+96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$950.00	+111.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$229.41	-9.8%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 33.3% more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$500.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	$8,000.00	+33.3%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.00	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$5.50	+7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$100.00	+110.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	??
Average			+50.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Turks and Caicos Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$80.00	+166.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$60.00	+50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$150.00	+114.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$100.00	+81.8%
Average			+103.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Turks and Caicos Islands - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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