Cost of living comparison
compared to
Houston vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary
Houston is 8.3% more expensive than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.5% less in Houston
- Groceries
-
pay 28.3% less in Houston
- Transportation
-
pay 64.3% less in Houston
- Housing
-
pay 1.0% less in Houston
- Childcare
-
pay 2.9 times more in Houston
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.8% less in Houston
- Clothing
-
pay 21.8% less in Houston
Expenses including transportation, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Houston. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Houston.
Houston vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Houston instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.23
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Houston - Cost of restaurants
pay 28.3% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$3.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$3.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$4.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$5.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.05
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Houston - Cost of groceries
pay 64.3% less for transportation
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$2.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,278.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.39
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Houston - Cost of transportation
pay 1.0% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$115.00
|
$70.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,225.00
|
$1,660.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$1,287.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$145.65
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Houston - Cost of housing
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$1,258.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$26,120.00
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Houston - Cost of childcare
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$5.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$9.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$37.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.00
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Houston - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 21.8% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$45.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$44.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$98.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$116.43
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Houston - Cost of clothing
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