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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Turks and Caicos Islands is 59.3% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Groceries: pay 27.2% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Clothing: pay 3.0% more in Turks and Caicos Islands

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Turks and Caicos Islands are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Turks and Caicos Islands.

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 4.7% more for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Turks and Caicos Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$20.00	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$12.50	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.50	+22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$2.25	-1.5%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 27.2% more for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Turks and Caicos Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.94	+6.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$13.23
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$19.94	+115.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$4.00	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$6.80	+62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.81	-9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$1.18	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$3.00	+78.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.91	+8.1%
Average			+27.2%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Turks and Caicos Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$7.86
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Turks and Caicos Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$115.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,225.00	+75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$950.00	+46.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$229.41	+200.0%
Average			+107.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Turks and Caicos Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$500.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,000.00

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Turks and Caicos Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$8.00	+260.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.50	+48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.00
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$100.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	??
Average			+154.5%

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pay 3.0% more for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Turks and Caicos Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$80.00	-9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$60.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$150.00	+15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$100.00
Average			+3.0%

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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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