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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Turks and Caicos Islands is 76.5% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Groceries: pay 78.5% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Transportation: pay 86.3% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Housing: pay 31.8% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Childcare: pay 40.3% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.1% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Clothing: pay 80.0% more in Turks and Caicos Islands

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and childcare in Turks and Caicos Islands are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Turks and Caicos Islands.

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Turks and Caicos Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK75.83	$20.00	+11.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$12.50	+111.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.41	$2.50	+211.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK2.99	$2.25	+219.3%
Average			+138.4%

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pay 78.5% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Turks and Caicos Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.59	$3.94	+153.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.29	$13.23	+267.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK32.93	$19.94	+156.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK16.99	$4.00	-0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.41	$6.80	+87.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.44	$1.81	-8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.61	$1.18	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.60	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.89	$3.00	+84.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.71	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.01	$0.91	-23.2%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 86.3% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Turks and Caicos Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.89	$7.86	+86.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	??
Average			+86.3%

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pay 31.8% more for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Turks and Caicos Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$115.00	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	$1,225.00	-53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	$950.00	+25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$229.41	+186.5%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 40.3% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Turks and Caicos Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$500.00	-20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$8,000.00	+101.6%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Turks and Caicos Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.63	$8.00	+168.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.85	$5.50	+115.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.52	$7.00	+0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$100.00	+36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	??
Average			+80.1%

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pay 80.0% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Turks and Caicos Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$80.00	+156.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$60.00	+64.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$150.00	+96.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$100.00	+2.3%
Average			+80.0%

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