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Central African Republic vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Central African Republic is 2.0% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 19.1% more in Central African Republic
Transportation: pay 28.7% more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 9.0% more in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.0% less in Central African Republic

The cost of transportation, groceries, and housing in Central African Republic are more expensive than in Turks and Caicos Islands. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$1.78 FCFA1,007	-20.9%
Average			-20.9%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.1% more for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$4.45 FCFA2,518	-66.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$20.22 FCFA11,438	+1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$4.04 FCFA2,284	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	??
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$3.23 FCFA1,827
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.42 FCFA1,371	-19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.02 FCFA1,142
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+211.6%
Average			+19.1%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.7% more for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$10.11 FCFA5,719	+28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+28.7%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.0% more for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	+9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	??
Average			+9.0%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	??

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of childcare

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pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$3.56 FCFA2,014	-55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$4.45 FCFA2,518	-36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			-46.0%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	??

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of clothing

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