Cost of living comparison

 Turks and Caicos Islands
compared to
 Arkansas, USA
Arkansas vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Arkansas is 7.0% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 14.7% less in Arkansas
Groceries
pay 47.2% less in Arkansas
Transportation
pay 62.3% less in Arkansas
Housing
pay 17.2% less in Arkansas
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Arkansas
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.8% less in Arkansas
Clothing
pay 29.3% less in Arkansas

Expenses including transportation, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Arkansas. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Arkansas.

Arkansas vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 14.7% less for restaurants

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Arkansas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$15.17
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.50
 
$10.46
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
 
$2.44
 

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pay 47.2% less for groceries

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Arkansas
Bread
1 loaf
$3.94
 
$2.98
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.23
 
$4.73
 
Milk (1 gallon) $19.94
 
$3.83
 

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pay 62.3% less for transportation

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Arkansas
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.86
 
$2.96
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $35.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,279.05
 

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pay 17.2% less for housing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Arkansas
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$106.50
 
$64.15
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.00
 
$1,193.14
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.00
 
$915.13
 

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Arkansas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $500.00
 
$1,045.28
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,000.00
 
$22,080.00
 

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Arkansas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$5.33
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$5.13
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.00
 
$7.77
 

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pay 29.3% less for clothing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Arkansas
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
 
$46.46
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.00
 
$39.79
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$150.00
 
$86.01
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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