Cost of living comparison

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

Colorado is 5.8% more expensive than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.8% less in Colorado
Groceries
pay 32.1% less in Colorado
Transportation
pay 58.6% less in Colorado
Housing
pay 14.9% more in Colorado
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Colorado
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.8% less in Colorado
Clothing
pay 19.1% less in Colorado

The cost of childcare and housing in Colorado are more expensive than in Turks and Caicos Islands. Expenses including transportation, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Colorado. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Colorado.

Colorado vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.8% less for restaurants

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Colorado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$19.04
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.50
 
$11.37
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
 
$2.70
 

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Colorado
Bread
1 loaf
$3.94
 
$3.50
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.23
 
$7.51
 
Milk (1 gallon) $19.94
 
$3.76
 

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pay 58.6% less for transportation

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Colorado
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.86
 
$3.25
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $88.88
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $31,015.29
 

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pay 14.9% more for housing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Colorado
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$106.50
 
$66.60
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.00
 
$1,907.44
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.00
 
$1,578.72
 

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Colorado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $500.00
 
$1,413.76
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,000.00
 
$16,745.82
 

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Colorado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$5.84
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$5.15
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.00
 
$9.83
 

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Colorado
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
 
$54.41
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.00
 
$49.30
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$150.00
 
$89.28
 

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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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