Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Turks and Caicos Islands is 2.2 times more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.7% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Transportation: pay 52.8% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Childcare: pay 68.8% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Clothing: pay 90.7% more in Turks and Caicos Islands

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Turks and Caicos Islands are more expensive than in Chile. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Turks and Caicos Islands.

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Chile, you would:

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pay 99.7% more for restaurants

	Chile	Turks and Caicos Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.12 CLF0.2000	$20.00	+146.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1800	$12.50	+73.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CLF0.0300	$2.50	+88.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 CLF0.0300	$2.25	+90.3%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Chile	Turks and Caicos Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 CLF0.0400	$3.94	+156.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 CLF0.1200	$13.23	+159.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 CLF0.1100	$19.94	+360.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 CLF0.0800	$4.00	+19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$6.80	+145.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 CLF0.0200	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 CLF0.0200	$3.00	+308.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CLF0.0100	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CLF0.0200	??
Average			+191.8%

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pay 52.8% more for transportation

	Chile	Turks and Caicos Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$7.86	+52.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.34 CLF0.8200	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,204.48 CLF397.5100	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 CLF0.3200	??
Average			+52.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Chile	Turks and Caicos Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.54 CLF0.5300	$106.50	+394.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.06 CLF11.1100	$1,125.00	+148.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.28 CLF8.8100	$950.00	+164.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.13 CLF1.9200	$229.41	+193.6%
Average			+225.2%

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pay 68.8% more for childcare

	Chile	Turks and Caicos Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$313.82 CLF7.7000	$500.00	+59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,486.89 CLF110.0700	$8,000.00	+78.3%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Turks and Caicos Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$8.00	+192.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 CLF0.0700	$5.50	+104.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.08 CLF0.1200	$7.00	+37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.53 CLF0.9900	$100.00	+146.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.89 CLF0.1400	??
Average			+120.5%

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pay 90.7% more for clothing

	Chile	Turks and Caicos Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89 CLF1.0800	$80.00	+82.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.66 CLF0.7000	$60.00	+109.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.62 CLF1.5100	$150.00	+143.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.35 CLF1.9200	$100.00	+27.6%
Average			+90.7%

Chile vs. Turks and Caicos Islands - Cost of clothing

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