Cost of living comparison

Turks and Caicos Islands

compared to

Belgium

Belgium vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Belgium is 30.3% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Belgium
Groceries: pay 37.9% less in Belgium
Transportation: pay 8.5% less in Belgium
Housing: pay 51.4% less in Belgium
Childcare: pay 80.7% more in Belgium
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% less in Belgium
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Belgium

The cost of childcare and restaurants in Belgium are more expensive than in Turks and Caicos Islands. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Belgium. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Belgium.

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Belgium vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Belgium
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$21.51 €19.15	+19.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$12.72 €11.32	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$3.15 €2.80	+4.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.69 €2.40	+19.8%
Average			+16.6%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Belgium - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.9% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Belgium
Bread 1 loaf	$6.00	$2.56 €2.28	-57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.21 €6.41
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.22	$4.74 €4.22	-74.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$3.84 €3.42
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07	$5.29 €4.71	-41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.23 €1.09	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04	$0.99 €0.88	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.12 €1.00	-0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.26 €1.12
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.99 €0.88
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.79 €0.70	-13.4%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 8.5% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Belgium
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.22	$7.52 €6.70	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$50.17 €44.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$34,462.94 €30,673.26
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$26.26 €23.37
Average			-8.5%

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pay 51.4% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Belgium
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$142.00	$51.15 €45.52	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,766.67	$940.80 €837.35	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,883.33	$826.78 €735.87	-56.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$305.88	$167.89 €149.43	-45.1%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 80.7% more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Belgium
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$923.48 €821.93	+84.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,000.00	$22,984.85 €20,457.34	+76.8%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Belgium
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$4.94 €4.40	-1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.00	$4.03 €3.58	-32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$12.32 €10.96
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$36.18 €32.20	-63.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$14.23 €12.66
Average			-40.4%

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Belgium
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$100.04 €89.04	+25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$43.19 €38.44	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$96.42 €85.82	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$142.81 €127.10	+42.8%
Average			-4.7%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Belgium - Cost of clothing

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