Cost of living comparison

Turks and Caicos Islands

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 2.2% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 88.6% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 11.3% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Turks and Caicos Islands. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.1% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$8.28 HK$65.00	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$6.37 HK$50.00	-42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$1.30 HK$10.24	-56.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$1.09 HK$8.59	-51.4%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$6.00	$2.37 HK$18.59	-60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$12.52 HK$98.23
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.22	$11.07 HK$86.91	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$3.47 HK$27.20
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07	$3.96 HK$31.06	-56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.87 HK$14.70	+3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04	$1.25 HK$9.78	+19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$2.09 HK$16.41	+84.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.80 HK$14.11
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.43 HK$11.25
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.44 HK$11.31	+58.9%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 88.6% more for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.22	$15.51 HK$121.73	+88.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.19 HK$700.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$44,597.12 HK$350K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.40 HK$113.00
Average			+88.6%

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pay 11.3% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$142.00	$21.52 HK$168.90	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,766.67	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,883.33	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	-10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$305.88	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	-37.7%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+134.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,000.00	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+71.5%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$7.65 HK$60.00	+52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.00	$5.04 HK$39.56	-16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$13.38 HK$105.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$93.07 HK$730.44	-6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.70 HK$107.50
Average			+5.1%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$67.63 HK$530.78	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$41.11 HK$322.62	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$80.54 HK$632.08	-46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$119.85 HK$940.64	+19.9%
Average			-21.9%

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