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Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Saint Kitts and Nevis is 22.9% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Groceries: pay 10.2% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Housing: pay 47.1% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.5% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

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pay 3.2% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$18.50 EC$50.00	-7.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$13.98 EC$37.77	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.04 EC$5.50	-18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.28 EC$6.17	+1.5%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 10.2% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$3.70 EC$10.00	-6.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$9.25 EC$25.00	-53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$5.55 EC$15.00	+38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$4.20 EC$11.34	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$2.01 EC$5.44	+11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$1.39 EC$3.77	+18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.68 EC$4.54	-44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.01 EC$2.72
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.84 EC$2.27	-7.5%
Average			-10.2%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

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pay 47.1% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$76.47 EC$206.67	-66.7%
Average			-47.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	??

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pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.22 EC$6.00	-72.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$3.70 EC$10.00	-32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.29 EC$17.00
Average			-52.5%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$88.81 EC$240.00	+11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$129.51 EC$350.00	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	??
Average			-1.3%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of clothing

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