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Gabon vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 31.8% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.0% less in Gabon
Groceries: pay 5.9% less in Gabon
Transportation: pay 48.1% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 43.3% less in Gabon
Childcare: pay 45.8% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.9% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Gabon

Expenses including transportation, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.0% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$17.89 FCFA9,997	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$13.42 FCFA7,498	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$1.49 FCFA833	-40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$1.43 FCFA800	-36.4%
Average			-20.0%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$1.52 FCFA849	-61.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$4.70 FCFA2,624	-64.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$11.57 FCFA6,465	-42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$5.55 FCFA3,099	+38.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$4.06 FCFA2,267	-40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$2.03 FCFA1,134	+11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$2.03 FCFA1,134	+72.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.62 FCFA907
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.62 FCFA907	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.62 FCFA907
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.62 FCFA907	+78.9%
Average			-5.9%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.1% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$4.08 FCFA2,280	-48.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.19 FCFA27,491
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,408.43 FCFA16,994,652
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.34 FCFA4,099
Average			-48.1%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.3% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$71.55 FCFA39,987	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$1,073.24 FCFA599,811	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$447.18 FCFA249,921	-52.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$68.39 FCFA38,223	-70.2%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$178.87 FCFA99,969	-64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$5,813.38 FCFA3,248,978	-27.3%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.07 FCFA600	-86.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$6.26 FCFA3,499	+13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$2.68 FCFA1,500	-61.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$67.08 FCFA37,488	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.50 FCFA2,512
Average			-41.9%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$44.72 FCFA24,992	-25.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$53.66 FCFA29,991	-64.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$107.32 FCFA59,981	+7.3%
Average			-17.7%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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