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

South Korea is 30.6% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in South Korea
Transportation: pay 44.0% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 61.8% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 32.0% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in South Korea

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$6.72 ₩9,907	-66.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$5.50 ₩8,102	-56.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$1.47 ₩2,161	-41.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$0.82 ₩1,216	-63.3%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$2.87 ₩4,235	-27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$5.63 ₩8,290	-57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$7.67 ₩11,311	-61.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$2.84 ₩4,180	-29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$3.34 ₩4,917	-51.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$3.24 ₩4,768	+78.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$1.39 ₩2,045	+17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.80 ₩4,121
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.40 ₩3,543	-19.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.78 ₩2,627
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.20 ₩1,775	+32.7%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 44.0% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$4.40 ₩6,485	-44.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$47.17 ₩69,524
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.33 ₩12,280
Average			-44.0%

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pay 61.8% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$21.68 ₩31,958	-81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$473.91 ₩698,442	-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$357.19 ₩526,420	-62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$132.53 ₩195,326	-42.2%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 32.0% more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$378.52 ₩557,869	-24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	+88.2%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$3.12 ₩4,595	-61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$3.57 ₩5,258	-35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$3.18 ₩4,693	-54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$49.86 ₩73,483	-50.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.12 ₩14,912
Average			-50.2%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$66.46 ₩97,948	-16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$50.68 ₩74,697	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$72.74 ₩107,204	-51.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$103.23 ₩152,146	+3.2%
Average			-20.2%

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