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Canberra vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 17.7% more expensive than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% less in Canberra
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Canberra
Transportation: pay 43.8% less in Canberra
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Canberra
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 9.0% less in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.2% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$16.34 A$25.00	-18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$9.81 A$15.00	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.59 A$3.96	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.24 A$3.42	-0.5%
Average			-9.2%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$2.71 A$4.14	-31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$4.99 A$7.63	-62.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$5.50 A$8.41	-72.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$4.31 A$6.60	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$4.17 A$6.38	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.48 A$2.26	-18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$1.35 A$2.06	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.33 A$2.04
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.86 A$2.84	-38.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.01 A$1.55
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.04 A$1.59	+14.8%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 43.8% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$4.42 A$6.75	-43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$122.90 A$188.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.93 A$28.95
Average			-43.8%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$51.97 A$79.50	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	+22.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$159.03 A$243.28	-30.7%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	+250.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	+66.5%
Average			+158.7%

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pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$6.54 A$10.00	-18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$3.41 A$5.21	-38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$31.05 A$47.50	+343.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$58.70 A$89.79	-41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.07 A$20.00
Average			+61.5%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Canberra - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.0% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$69.40 A$106.16	-13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$57.75 A$88.34	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$94.06 A$143.88	-37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$118.40 A$181.12	+18.4%
Average			-9.0%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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