Cost of Living Comparison

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Turks and Caicos Islands is 2.9 times more expensive than Philippines.

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

pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Philippines	Turks and Caicos Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 ₱150.03	$22.50	+658.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.99 ₱151.16	$12.50	+317.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 ₱31.72	$2.50	+298.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱20.09	$1.30	+227.0%
Average			+375.3%

Philippines vs. Turks and Caicos Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Philippines	Turks and Caicos Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 ₱64.09	$5.50	+333.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.27 ₱165.26	$15.00	+358.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.87 ₱347.18	$9.12	+32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.84 ₱92.87	$2.50	+36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 ₱93.70	$6.35	+242.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ₱61.55	$1.88	+54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 ₱37.73	$1.50	+100.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 ₱60.20	$1.88	+58.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱35.03	$2.16	+211.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱41.37	$2.16	+163.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 ₱42.36	$1.18	+40.8%
Average			+148.5%

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pay 50.4% more for transportation

	Philippines	Turks and Caicos Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.98 ₱201.14	$6.23	+56.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.62 ₱536.49	$20.00	+88.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,862.73 ₱1,307,102.43	$27,500.00	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 ₱186.31	??
Average			+50.4%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Philippines	Turks and Caicos Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.69 ₱2,561.74	$115.00	+126.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$295.61 ₱14,940.01	$1,066.67	+260.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.73 ₱8,780.18	$1,300.00	+648.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.72 ₱4,787.33	$300.78	+217.5%
Average			+313.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Philippines	Turks and Caicos Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$286.95 ₱14,502.35	$766.67	+167.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.10 ₱269,433.56	$10,100.00	+89.5%
Average			+128.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Turks and Caicos Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 ₱58.51	$5.50	+375.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 ₱105.05	$6.81	+227.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 ₱100.70	$5.00	+150.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.08 ₱1,924.73	$86.25	+126.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.18 ₱261.59	??
Average			+220.0%

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pay 96.8% more for clothing

	Philippines	Turks and Caicos Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.00 ₱2,122.52	$80.00	+90.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.47 ₱1,337.87	$80.00	+202.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.63 ₱4,075.12	$100.00	+24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.65 ₱2,964.31	$100.00	+70.5%
Average			+96.8%

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