Cost of living comparison

Turks and Caicos Islands

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 0.1% more expensive than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.3% less in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 66.2% more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 4.2% more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 23.5% less in Vanuatu

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

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Vanuatu vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.3% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$12.52 VUV1,483	-37.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$9.56 VUV1,132	-23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.55 VUV302	+2.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$1.93 VUV228	-14.3%
Average			-18.3%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$2.54 VUV301	-35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$10.02 VUV1,186	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$9.06 VUV1,073	-54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$5.26 VUV623	+31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$8.33 VUV987	+22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$2.11 VUV250	+16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$0.88 VUV105	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.73 VUV323
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.46 VUV291	-18.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.96 VUV233
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.95 VUV113	+5.2%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$7.11 VUV842	-9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$66.78 VUV7,909
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,956.84 VUV3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.77 VUV1,038
Average			-9.5%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.2% more for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$226.79 VUV26,858	+97.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$1,906.11 VUV226K	+55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$1,278.71 VUV151K	+34.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$406.43 VUV48,134	+77.2%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 4.2% more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$617.75 VUV73,160	+23.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$6,795.22 VUV805K	-15.1%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$4.81 VUV570	-39.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$5.70 VUV675	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$9.18 VUV1,088	+31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$67.52 VUV7,996	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.52 VUV1,483
Average			-9.4%

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pay 23.5% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$33.39 VUV3,955	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$66.78 VUV7,909	+11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	??
Average			-23.5%

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