Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 51.4% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Brazil
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$5.41
R$30.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$6.75
R$38.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$1.09
R$6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$0.66
R$3.76
|
|
pay 63.3% less for groceries
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$1.50
R$8.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
$4.39
R$25.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$3.93
R$22.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$2.09
R$11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$1.71
R$9.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.88
R$5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.57
R$3.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.47
R$2.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$0.71
R$4.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.51
R$2.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.49
R$2.77
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$3.99
R$22.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.60
R$254.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$21,825.57
R$124,569.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.87
R$50.64
|
|
pay 76.6% less for housing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Brazil
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.00
|
$19.79
R$112.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$324.53
R$1,852.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$220.48
R$1,258.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.60
|
$54.67
R$312.03
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Brazil
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$278.36
R$1,588.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,100.00
|
$7,686.64
R$43,871.49
|
|
pay 73.0% less for entertainment and sports
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Brazil
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
|
$1.76
R$10.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$7.00
|
$1.69
R$9.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$2.13
R$12.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.50
|
$24.18
R$138.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.45
R$36.80
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Brazil
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$48.38
R$276.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
$43.32
R$247.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
$77.76
R$443.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$63.51
R$362.46
|
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