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Dominican Republic vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 52.5% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.7% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 57.3% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 41.0% less in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 68.3% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 47.0% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.5% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 31.6% less in Dominican Republic

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.7% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$6.57 DOP418.42	-67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$7.06 DOP449.82	-43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$0.92 DOP58.89	-63.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$0.60 DOP38.35	-73.2%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 57.3% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$1.44 DOP91.74	-63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$3.10 DOP197.17	-76.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$4.52 DOP287.72	-77.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$1.74 DOP110.86	-56.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$2.20 DOP139.83	-67.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.17 DOP74.78	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$0.37 DOP23.70	-68.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.09 DOP69.72
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$0.70 DOP44.76	-76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.67 DOP42.81
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.96 DOP61.20	+5.9%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 41.0% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$4.63 DOP295.06	-41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.27 DOP1,991.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,585.12 DOP1,756,801.16
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.50 DOP1,305.73
Average			-41.0%

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pay 68.3% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$31.80 DOP2,024.98	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$495.90 DOP31,582.44	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$352.53 DOP22,451.69	-62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$49.81 DOP3,172.10	-78.3%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 47.0% less for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$203.07 DOP12,933.12	-59.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$5,232.64 DOP333,249.15	-34.6%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.40 DOP152.64	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$1.93 DOP122.95	-64.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$4.53 DOP288.58	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$28.27 DOP1,800.30	-71.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.24 DOP397.12
Average			-60.5%

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pay 31.6% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$44.65 DOP2,843.53	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$43.79 DOP2,788.72	-27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$75.83 DOP4,829.58	-49.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$93.99 DOP5,986.02	-6.0%
Average			-31.6%

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