Cost of living comparison
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Sweden vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary
Sweden is 40.6% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.
Sweden vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sweden instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$14.04
SEK137.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$10.77
SEK105.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.49
SEK24.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.07
SEK20.32
|
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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants
pay 31.9% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.00
|
$2.82
SEK27.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.72
SEK56.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.22
|
$6.07
SEK59.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.23
SEK41.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.07
|
$5.25
SEK51.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.36
SEK13.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.14
SEK11.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.29
SEK12.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.93
SEK18.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
SEK7.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.73
SEK7.16
|
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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries
pay 19.2% less for transportation
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.22
|
$6.65
SEK65.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.78
SEK764.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,975.58
SEK314K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.74
SEK223.44
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of transportation
pay 60.4% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.00
|
$38.16
SEK374.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
$883.11
SEK8,677.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,883.33
|
$671.43
SEK6,597.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.88
|
$97.70
SEK959.99
|
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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of housing
pay 58.2% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$155.03
SEK1,523.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,000.00
|
$7,341.74
SEK72,141.45
|
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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of childcare
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$7.36
SEK72.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$4.45
SEK43.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$7.55
SEK74.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$41.12
SEK404.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.58
SEK153.10
|
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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$91.37
SEK897.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$44.99
SEK442.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$95.04
SEK933.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$148.76
SEK1,461.77
|
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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing
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