Cost of living comparison
Turks and Caicos Islands is 36.5% more expensive than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.7% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Groceries
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pay 38.7% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Transportation
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pay 43.5% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Housing
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pay 41.0% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Childcare
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pay 65.1% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 26.4% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Clothing
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pay 13.4% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Turks and Caicos Islands are more expensive than in Aruba.
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$20.00
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$12.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$3.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$13.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$19.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$4.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$6.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$3.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
?? | |
pay 43.5% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$7.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
?? | |
pay 41.0% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$106.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$1,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$950.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$229.41
|
|
pay 65.1% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$500.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$8,000.00
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$7.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
?? | |
pay 13.4% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$80.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$60.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$150.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$100.00
|
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