Cost of living comparison
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California vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary
California is 2.6% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.
California vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in California instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$22.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$12.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.26
|
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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. California - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.0% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.00
|
$4.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.22
|
$4.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$5.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.07
|
$6.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$2.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$2.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.39
|
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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. California - Cost of groceries
pay 32.8% less for transportation
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.22
|
$5.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,604.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.97
|
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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. California - Cost of transportation
pay 4.0% more for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.00
|
$69.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
$2,414.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,883.33
|
$2,061.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.88
|
$172.98
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. California - Cost of housing
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$1,659.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,000.00
|
$30,706.19
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. California - Cost of childcare
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$7.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$5.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$65.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.07
|
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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. California - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$58.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$43.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$91.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$130.37
|
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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. California - Cost of clothing
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