Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 38.5% more expensive than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Cayman Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$3.22
$2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$2.44
$2.04
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.50
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
$5.32
$4.45
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
|
$17.47
$14.60
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$6.79
$5.67
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$4.08
$3.41
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$3.33
$2.78
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$2.38
$1.99
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$2.94
$2.46
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.90
$1.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.79
$1.50
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pay 12.7% more for transportation
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
|
$6.60
$5.52
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
$25.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 52.8% more for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.00
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.33
|
$2,969.61
$2,480.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,066.67
|
$2,009.73
$1,678.93
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$312.25
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
|
pay 97.0% more for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$929.88
$776.82
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,200.00
|
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
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pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$6.30
$5.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.81
|
$5.85
$4.89
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.67
|
$72.39
$60.47
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.00
$15.04
|
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pay 39.5% more for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cayman Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$155.98
$130.30
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