Cost of living comparison
Turks and Caicos Islands is 61.4% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Finland, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
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Finland
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.45
|
$20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$12.50
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$2.50
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$2.25
|
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pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Finland
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$3.94
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$13.23
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$19.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$4.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$6.80
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$3.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
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pay 2.8% more for transportation
|
Finland
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$7.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
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pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Finland
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$106.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$1,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$950.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$229.41
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$500.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$8,000.00
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$5.50
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$7.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
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pay 43.4% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$80.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$60.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$150.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$100.00
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