Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 57.6% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.62
COP20,007.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$6.70
COP29,031.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$0.81
COP3,490.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$0.63
COP2,740.80
|
|
pay 62.7% less for groceries
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$1.38
COP5,984.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
$2.35
COP10,199.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$4.16
COP18,010.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$2.15
COP9,321.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$2.31
COP10,010.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.13
COP4,888.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.46
COP2,002.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.57
COP2,471.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$0.54
COP2,333.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.54
COP2,341.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.49
COP2,129.45
|
|
pay 46.6% less for transportation
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$3.34
COP14,452.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.05
COP151,800.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$19,262.76
COP83,435,983.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.84
COP68,620.36
|
|
pay 74.5% less for housing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.00
|
$24.33
COP105,399.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$281.86
COP1,220,887.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$220.38
COP954,560.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.60
|
$72.51
COP314,087.65
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$184.82
COP800,544.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,100.00
|
$4,560.16
COP19,752,192.88
|
|
pay 74.9% less for entertainment and sports
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
|
$1.16
COP5,037.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$7.00
|
$1.50
COP6,507.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$2.30
COP9,975.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.50
|
$23.55
COP102,018.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
COP17,336.81
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$55.27
COP239,395.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
$38.92
COP168,588.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
$80.53
COP348,829.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$70.84
COP306,847.42
|
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