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New Zealand vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 8.0% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 31.4% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 37.4% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 47.7% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$14.45 NZ$25.10	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$9.14 NZ$15.87	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.11 NZ$3.66	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.02 NZ$3.50	-10.4%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$1.74 NZ$3.02	-55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$3.88 NZ$6.74	-70.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$6.34 NZ$11.01	-68.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$5.96 NZ$10.35	+49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$4.01 NZ$6.96	-41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.18 NZ$2.05	-35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$0.95 NZ$1.65	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.29 NZ$2.25
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.11 NZ$3.66	-29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.85 NZ$1.48
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.80 NZ$1.38	-12.1%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$6.08 NZ$10.56	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.52 NZ$129.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,777.66 NZ$43,046.67
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.81 NZ$30.94
Average			-22.6%

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pay 37.4% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$50.00 NZ$86.86	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$978.36 NZ$1,699.72	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$810.06 NZ$1,407.33	-14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$95.66 NZ$166.20	-58.3%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 47.7% more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$635.34 NZ$1,103.80	+27.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$13,463.91 NZ$23,391.09	+68.3%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$6.04 NZ$10.50	-24.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$3.35 NZ$5.82	-39.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$23.12 NZ$40.17	+230.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$37.72 NZ$65.53	-62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.72 NZ$18.62
Average			+26.2%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$65.22 NZ$113.31	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$39.23 NZ$68.16	-34.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$90.28 NZ$156.84	-39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$119.43 NZ$207.49	+19.4%
Average			-18.4%

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