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Antigua and Barbuda vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Antigua and Barbuda is 36.6% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.1% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Groceries: pay 5.0% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Transportation: pay 19.9% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Housing: pay 33.1% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Clothing: pay 44.1% less in Antigua and Barbuda

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.1% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$13.88 EC$37.50	-30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$11.10 EC$30.00	-11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.07 EC$5.60	-17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$0.96 EC$2.58	-57.5%
Average			-29.1%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.0% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$2.78 EC$7.50	-29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$4.07 EC$11.00	-69.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$8.40 EC$22.71	-57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$5.37 EC$14.50	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$3.69 EC$9.98	-45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$2.96 EC$8.00	+63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$1.11 EC$3.00	-5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$3.70 EC$10.00
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$3.70 EC$10.00	+23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.30 EC$3.50
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.30 EC$3.50	+42.8%
Average			-5.0%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$6.29 EC$17.00	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$51.53 EC$139.27
Average			-19.9%

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pay 33.1% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$77.58 EC$209.67	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	-28.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$99.04 EC$267.65	-56.8%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-76.9%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	-76.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$3.95 EC$10.67	-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$61.67 EC$166.67	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.20 EC$16.75
Average			-47.8%

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pay 44.1% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$50.00 EC$135.13	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$74.00 EC$200.00	-50.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	??
Average			-44.1%

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