Cost of living comparison
Chad is 48.7% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Chad instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Chad
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$4.29
FCFA2,678
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.90
FCFA563
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.68
FCFA422
|
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pay 65.1% less for groceries
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.33
FCFA204
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$1.63
FCFA1,021
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$11.03
FCFA6,889
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$2.16
FCFA1,352
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$2.96
FCFA1,852
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.22
FCFA1,389
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
FCFA487
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
FCFA1,080
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.06
FCFA664
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
FCFA432
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
FCFA432
|
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pay 50.1% less for transportation
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$3.92
FCFA2,449
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.69
FCFA51,027
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,041,672
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.68
FCFA2,296
|
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pay 0.7% more for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
$190.62
FCFA119,062
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$1,386.33
FCFA865,906
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$179.73
FCFA112,259
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$187.42
FCFA117,061
|
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pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$35.95
FCFA22,452
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,020,532
|
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pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.23
FCFA765
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
?? | |
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$0.94
FCFA587
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$130.71
FCFA81,643
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.90
FCFA3,062
|
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pay 28.9% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$32.68
FCFA20,411
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$61.27
FCFA38,270
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$53.10
FCFA33,167
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$106.20
FCFA66,335
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