Cost of living comparison
Turks and Caicos Islands is 53.2% more expensive than Djibouti overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.3% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Groceries
-
pay 79.5% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Transportation
-
pay 50.2% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Housing
-
pay 3.4% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Childcare
-
pay 5.6% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.0% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
The cost of clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and childcare in Turks and Caicos Islands are more expensive than in Djibouti. Notably, clothing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 54.3% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,638
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,787
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF298
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 79.5% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,638
|
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF844
|
$13.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,503
|
$19.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,430
|
$4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,621
|
$6.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF360
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF203
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
?? | |
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF930
|
$7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,505
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,964,606
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,453
|
?? | |
pay 3.4% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,934
|
$106.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF312,705
|
$1,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,638
|
$950.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,790
|
$229.41
|
|
pay 5.6% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,486
|
$500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,211,779
|
$8,000.00
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,191
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF496
|
$5.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF609
|
$7.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,567
|
$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,489
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,964
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,474
|
$60.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,840
|
$150.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,913
|
$100.00
|
|
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