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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 42.5% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 26.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 50.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 60.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 35.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.7% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$9.57 TTD64.89	-52.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$7.67 TTD51.99	-38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$1.02 TTD6.90	-59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$0.79 TTD5.38	-64.7%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 26.2% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$2.36 TTD16.02	-40.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$3.83 TTD25.94	-71.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$8.89 TTD60.28	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$4.36 TTD29.54	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$4.08 TTD27.63	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$2.59 TTD17.56	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$1.11 TTD7.49	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.78 TTD12.03
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.79 TTD12.14	-40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.60 TTD4.09
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.60 TTD4.04	-34.3%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 50.5% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$3.89 TTD26.36	-50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$86.39 TTD585.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.08 TTD54.77
Average			-50.5%

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pay 60.1% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$56.66 TTD384.07	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$55.56 TTD376.62	-75.8%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	-22.7%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.09 TTD14.14	-73.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$3.37 TTD22.86	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$4.99 TTD33.86	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$50.14 TTD339.88	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.53 TTD57.82
Average			-47.8%

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$53.14 TTD360.22	-33.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$39.43 TTD267.32	-34.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$122.11 TTD827.76	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$88.97 TTD603.14	-11.0%
Average			-24.4%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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