Cost of living comparison
Turks and Caicos Islands is 83.3% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Belize, you would:
pay 97.2% more for restaurants
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Belize
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.97
|
$20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.10
|
$12.50
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.67
|
$2.50
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BZD1.99
|
$2.25
|
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pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Belize
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.69
|
$3.94
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.15
|
$13.23
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.48
|
$19.94
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
$4.00
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.17
|
$6.80
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.88
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BZD1.48
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
$3.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.67
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.58
|
?? | |
pay 12.6% more for transportation
|
Belize
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.07
|
$7.86
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.33
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,514.56
BZD21,204.32
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.58
BZD63.68
|
?? | |
pay 89.8% more for housing
|
Belize
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD151.10
|
$106.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.27
BZD1,448.50
|
$1,125.00
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$566.55
BZD1,142.54
|
$950.00
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.36
BZD158.03
|
$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Belize
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$500.00
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,000.00
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belize
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.53
|
$8.00
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.74
|
$5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.17
BZD8.40
|
$7.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.75
BZD78.15
|
$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.71
BZD23.61
|
?? | |
pay 64.8% more for clothing
|
Belize
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.41
|
$80.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.69
BZD57.86
|
$60.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD201.67
|
$150.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.73
BZD233.38
|
$100.00
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