Cost of living comparison
Turks and Caicos Islands is 5.0 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,331
|
$20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,709
|
$12.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,428
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,908
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$3.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,582
|
$13.23
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF7,983
|
$19.94
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF5,942
|
$4.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,251
|
$6.80
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,656
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,914
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$3.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.86
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 8.4 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$106.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF838,990
|
$1,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF211,966
|
$950.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$229.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF307,193
|
$500.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF30,719,330
|
$8,000.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,570
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,567
|
$5.50
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,033
|
$7.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$60.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$150.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.00
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