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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 26.9% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% less in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Transportation: pay 51.1% more in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Housing: pay 66.4% less in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Childcare: pay 75.9% less in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.1% less in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Clothing: pay 18.5% less in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

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pay 23.1% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$7.40 EC$20.00	-63.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$11.10 EC$30.00	-11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.22 EC$6.00	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.10 EC$5.67	-6.8%
Average			-23.1%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$2.04 EC$5.50	-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$5.79 EC$15.65	-56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$12.14 EC$32.81	-39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$4.60 EC$12.44	+15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$2.19 EC$5.91	-67.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$3.99 EC$10.78	+119.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$1.31 EC$3.54	+11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$4.02 EC$10.87
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.39 EC$6.45	-20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.78 EC$4.81
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.47 EC$3.98	+62.4%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 51.1% more for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$11.87 EC$32.09	+51.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.95 EC$135.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$25.90 EC$70.00
Average			+51.1%

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pay 66.4% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$55.50 EC$150.00	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$333.02 EC$900.00	-72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$323.77 EC$875.00	-65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$56.59 EC$152.94	-75.3%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 75.9% less for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$120.26 EC$325.00	-75.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	??
Average			-75.9%

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pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	-76.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$4.07 EC$11.00	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$4.07 EC$11.00	-41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$32.38 EC$87.50	-67.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.63 EC$12.50
Average			-53.1%

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$64.75 EC$175.00	-19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$61.98 EC$167.50	+3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$74.00 EC$200.00	-50.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$92.51 EC$250.00	-7.5%
Average			-18.5%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Cost of clothing

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