Cost of living comparison
Turks and Caicos Islands is 5.9 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of India, you would:
pay 7.8 times more for restaurants
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India
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹203.57
|
$20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹331.01
|
$12.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.60
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.09
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.07
|
$3.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹215.31
|
$13.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹217.10
|
$19.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.66
|
$4.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.86
|
$6.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.93
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.51
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.38
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.47
|
$3.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.87
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.91
|
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pay 70.2% more for transportation
|
India
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹391.56
|
$7.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹858.66
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,147,195.14
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹249.25
|
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pay 10.2 times more for housing
|
India
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹626.39
|
$106.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,709.25
|
$1,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,661.69
|
$950.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,541.86
|
$229.41
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,726.73
|
$500.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,784.09
|
$8,000.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.72
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.56
|
$5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹304.52
|
$7.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,300.29
|
$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹284.33
|
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pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,037.56
|
$80.00
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,151.17
|
$60.00
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,529.83
|
$150.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,639.21
|
$100.00
|
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