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South Carolina vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

South Carolina is 2.9% more expensive than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% less in South Carolina
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in South Carolina
Transportation: pay 63.4% less in South Carolina
Housing: pay 1.8% less in South Carolina
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in South Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% less in South Carolina
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in South Carolina

Expenses including transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in South Carolina. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in South Carolina.

South Carolina vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$19.17	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$11.16	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.65	+6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.13	-5.5%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$3.44	-12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$5.99	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$3.54	-82.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$4.18	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$5.64	-17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$2.64	+45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$0.76	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.49
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.31	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.63
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.38	+52.2%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 63.4% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$2.88	-63.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$46.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,190.90
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.34
Average			-63.4%

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$66.47	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$1,589.94	+29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$1,366.92	+43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$141.20	-38.5%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$1,346.85	+169.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$19,168.15	+139.6%
Average			+154.5%

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$5.29	-33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$5.17	-6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$7.67	+9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$32.75	-67.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.71
Average			-24.4%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$50.06	-37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$35.86	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$84.43	-43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$112.81	+12.8%
Average			-27.1%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. South Carolina - Cost of clothing

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