Cost of living comparison

Turks and Caicos Islands

compared to

Australia

Australia vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 25.7% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Australia
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in Australia
Transportation: pay 39.4% less in Australia
Housing: pay 39.4% less in Australia
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% less in Australia
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Australia

Expenses including transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Australia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Australia.

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Australia vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$18.42 A$26.50	+2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$10.19 A$14.66	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$2.88 A$4.14	-4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.33 A$3.35	+3.4%
Average			-1.7%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$6.00	$2.64 A$3.80	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.67 A$6.72
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.22	$6.28 A$9.03	-65.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$4.79 A$6.89
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07	$4.19 A$6.03	-53.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.62 A$2.32	-10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04	$1.32 A$1.90	+26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.35 A$1.94	+19.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.06 A$2.96
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.19 A$1.71
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.05 A$1.51	+15.6%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 39.4% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.22	$4.98 A$7.17	-39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$91.09 A$131.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,191.77 A$39,119.22
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.22 A$24.78
Average			-39.4%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Australia - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.4% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$142.00	$57.16 A$82.23	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,766.67	$1,309.09 A$1,883.31	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,883.33	$1,073.97 A$1,545.05	-43.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$305.88	$146.37 A$210.58	-52.1%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$1,957.92 A$2,816.75	+291.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,000.00	$18,377.12 A$26,438.09	+41.4%
Average			+135.3%

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pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$7.20 A$10.36	+44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.00	$3.95 A$5.68	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$36.89 A$53.08
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$56.05 A$80.64	-43.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$14.44 A$20.77
Average			-21.3%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$77.86 A$112.01	-2.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$53.33 A$76.73	-11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$112.59 A$161.98	-24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$118.82 A$170.94	+18.8%
Average			-6.3%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Australia - Cost of clothing

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