Cost of living comparison
Albania is 46.3% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Albania instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$8.37
ALL782
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$6.97
ALL651
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.66
ALL155
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.81
ALL76
|
|
pay 59.4% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$5.29
ALL494
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$7.20
ALL673
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$7.81
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,265.14
ALL2,640,232
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.70
ALL2,867
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
$16.01
ALL1,496
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$447.88
ALL41,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$324.85
ALL30,344
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$57.67
ALL5,387
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$168.56
ALL15,745
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$3,514.89
ALL328,324
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.60
ALL243
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$1.77
ALL166
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$3.70
ALL346
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$44.45
ALL4,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.64
ALL714
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$50.86
ALL4,751
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$40.61
ALL3,793
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$90.86
ALL8,488
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$121.22
ALL11,323
|
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