Cost of living comparison
compared to
Malaysia vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary
Malaysia is 60.3% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.5% less in Malaysia
- Groceries
-
pay 54.2% less in Malaysia
- Transportation
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pay 76.4% less in Malaysia
- Housing
-
pay 76.7% less in Malaysia
- Childcare
-
pay 44.0% less in Malaysia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.4% less in Malaysia
- Clothing
-
pay 43.1% less in Malaysia
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Malaysia.
Malaysia vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$3.22
MYR13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$4.41
MYR18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.73
MYR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.39
MYR1.63
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Malaysia - Cost of restaurants
pay 54.2% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$1.02
MYR4.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$7.79
MYR32.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$6.67
MYR27.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$1.99
MYR8.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$1.93
MYR7.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.28
MYR5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.67
MYR2.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
MYR5.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.73
MYR3.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
MYR2.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.59
MYR2.42
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Malaysia - Cost of groceries
pay 76.4% less for transportation
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$1.86
MYR7.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.26
MYR63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,849.31
MYR148,147.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.52
MYR26.93
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Malaysia - Cost of transportation
pay 76.7% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$115.00
|
$27.18
MYR112.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,225.00
|
$349.73
MYR1,445.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$247.40
MYR1,022.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$34.37
MYR142.05
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Malaysia - Cost of housing
pay 44.0% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$170.62
MYR705.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$6,229.51
MYR25,743.43
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Malaysia - Cost of childcare
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$3.72
MYR15.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$2.63
MYR10.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$4.18
MYR17.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$36.40
MYR150.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.62
MYR19.07
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Malaysia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 43.1% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$59.37
MYR245.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$29.69
MYR122.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$70.68
MYR292.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$56.86
MYR234.98
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Malaysia - Cost of clothing
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