Cost of living comparison
Turks and Caicos Islands is 2.7 times more expensive than Brunei overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.2 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Groceries
-
pay 97.9% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Transportation
-
pay 5.4 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Housing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.2% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Clothing
-
pay 22.0% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Turks and Caicos Islands are more expensive than in Brunei. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND6.93
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND6.79
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.07
|
$2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.78
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 97.9% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.77
|
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND6.85
|
$13.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.10
|
$19.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.15
|
$4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.44
|
$6.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.25
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.32
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.21
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.80
|
$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.30
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.18
|
?? | |
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.87
|
$7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND29.12
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND30,572.53
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND33.04
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Brunei
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND66.88
|
$106.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND859.79
|
$1,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND778.67
|
$950.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND53.69
|
$229.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Brunei
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND165.02
|
$500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND14,555.85
|
$8,000.00
|
|
pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.03
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND4.82
|
$5.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND14.56
|
$7.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND87.43
|
$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND5.84
|
?? | |
pay 22.0% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND76.24
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND82.61
|
$60.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND133.28
|
$150.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND113.48
|
$100.00
|
|
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