Cost of living comparison

Turks and Caicos Islands

compared to

China

China vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

China is 70.3% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.5% less in China
Groceries: pay 62.1% less in China
Transportation: pay 42.0% less in China
Housing: pay 85.9% less in China
Childcare: pay 20.7% more in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.1% less in China
Clothing: pay 40.2% less in China

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in China.

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China vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.5% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$3.02 CN¥20.18	-83.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$5.16 CN¥34.52	-53.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$0.51 CN¥3.39	-83.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$0.29 CN¥1.97	-86.9%
Average			-76.5%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. China - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.1% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	China
Bread 1 loaf	$6.00	$1.66 CN¥11.09	-72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.71 CN¥44.88
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.22	$6.65 CN¥44.53	-63.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.57 CN¥10.47
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07	$1.52 CN¥10.14	-83.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$0.83 CN¥5.55	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04	$0.59 CN¥3.92	-43.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.67 CN¥4.46	-41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.58 CN¥3.90
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.33 CN¥2.18
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.40 CN¥2.67	-56.0%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 42.0% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.22	$4.77 CN¥31.92	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.77 CN¥138.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$18,838.53 CN¥126K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.24 CN¥28.39
Average			-42.0%

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pay 85.9% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$142.00	$11.27 CN¥75.42	-92.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,766.67	$336.09 CN¥2,248.74	-81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,883.33	$212.64 CN¥1,422.74	-88.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$305.88	$42.92 CN¥287.14	-86.0%
Average			-85.9%

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pay 20.7% more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$500.54 CN¥3,348.99	+0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,000.00	$18,908.16 CN¥127K	+45.4%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 64.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$1.12 CN¥7.52	-77.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.00	$2.84 CN¥19.00	-52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.71 CN¥24.79
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$41.75 CN¥279.37	-58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.28 CN¥41.99
Average			-64.1%

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$46.40 CN¥310.43	-42.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$33.97 CN¥227.29	-43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$73.79 CN¥493.72	-50.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$78.93 CN¥528.10	-21.1%
Average			-40.2%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. China - Cost of clothing

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