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Sydney vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 32.1% more expensive than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Sydney
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Sydney
Transportation: pay 40.7% less in Sydney
Housing: pay 11.4% more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.7% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 3.6% less in Sydney

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Sydney are more expensive than in Turks and Caicos Islands. Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Sydney. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Sydney.

Sydney vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$16.35 A$25.02	-18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$9.81 A$15.01	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.60 A$3.97	+3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.00 A$3.06	-11.2%
Average			-11.8%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$2.63 A$4.03	-33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$4.92 A$7.53	-62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$6.66 A$10.19	-66.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$5.21 A$7.97	+30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$3.86 A$5.90	-43.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.46 A$2.23	-19.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$1.25 A$1.91	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.39 A$2.12
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.07 A$3.17	-30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.10 A$1.68
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.06 A$1.62	+16.6%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 40.7% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$4.66 A$7.12	-40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$142.21 A$217.55
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,060.36 A$44,455.17
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.55 A$36.03
Average			-40.7%

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pay 11.4% more for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$52.18 A$79.82	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$2,157.42 A$3,300.32	+76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$1,515.46 A$2,318.29	+59.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$147.91 A$226.26	-35.5%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$2,079.13 A$3,180.55	+315.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$18,278.49 A$27,961.58	+128.5%
Average			+222.2%

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pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$6.54 A$10.01	-18.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$3.48 A$5.32	-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$32.71 A$50.04	+367.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$66.50 A$101.73	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.74 A$21.02
Average			+69.7%

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$75.03 A$114.78	-6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$61.01 A$93.33	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$101.79 A$155.71	-32.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$122.15 A$186.87	+22.2%
Average			-3.6%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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