Cost of living comparison

Turks and Caicos Islands

compared to

Ireland

Ireland vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 21.7% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% more in Ireland
Groceries: pay 36.4% less in Ireland
Transportation: pay 7.0% less in Ireland
Housing: pay 29.4% less in Ireland
Childcare: pay 7.5% more in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Ireland
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Ireland

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

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Ireland vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9% more for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$19.96 €17.77	+10.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$12.14 €10.81	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$2.67 €2.38	-10.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.00 €1.78	-11.1%
Average			+5.9%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.4% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Ireland
Bread 1 loaf	$6.00	$2.02 €1.79	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.34 €4.75
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.22	$5.82 €5.18	-68.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$4.21 €3.75
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07	$5.11 €4.55	-43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.36 €1.21	-24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04	$1.03 €0.91	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.39 €1.23	+22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.90 €1.69
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.92 €0.82
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.70 €0.62	-23.3%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 7.0% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.22	$7.65 €6.81	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$110.44 €98.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,078.30 €33,891.06
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.71 €15.76
Average			-7.0%

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pay 29.4% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Ireland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$142.00	$49.31 €43.89	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,766.67	$1,521.74 €1,354.40	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,883.33	$1,279.42 €1,138.73	-32.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$305.88	$177.91 €158.35	-41.8%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 7.5% more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$1,010.73 €899.58	+102.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,000.00	$7,428.18 €6,611.35	-42.9%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$6.56 €5.84	+31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.00	$4.23 €3.77	-29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$19.61 €17.45
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$58.26 €51.85	-41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.78 €12.27
Average			-20.7%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Ireland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$88.92 €79.14	+11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$41.00 €36.49	-31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$96.60 €85.97	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$104.62 €93.12	+4.6%
Average			-15.4%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Ireland - Cost of clothing

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