Cost of Living Comparison

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United States is 5.6% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.

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

pay 20.8% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.50	$14.02	-37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$7.68	-38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$1.89	-24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30	$1.53	+17.4%
Average			-20.8%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.9% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$5.50	$2.69	-51.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.00	$5.53	-63.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.12	$3.20	-64.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.50	$2.34	-6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.35	$4.12	-35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.88	$2.11	+11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.50	$0.77	-49.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.88	$1.93	+2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.97	-8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.30	-39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18	$1.29	+9.0%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 48.5% more for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.23	$2.62	-58.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00	$63.87	+219.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,500.00	$23,180.29	-15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.33
Average			+48.5%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.3% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$67.35	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,066.67	$1,222.86	+14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,300.00	$1,029.07	-20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$300.78	$127.79	-57.5%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 33.0% more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$766.67	$886.13	+15.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,100.00	$15,193.33	+50.4%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$4.50	-18.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.81	$4.17	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$7.76	+55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.25	$39.15	-54.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.52
Average			-14.1%

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pay 32.6% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$43.40	-45.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$80.00	$36.02	-55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00	$75.12	-24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$95.18	-4.8%
Average			-32.6%

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