Cost of living comparison

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

Kentucky is 12.1% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 22.0% less in Kentucky
Groceries
pay 45.9% less in Kentucky
Transportation
pay 59.8% less in Kentucky
Housing
pay 18.6% less in Kentucky
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Kentucky
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.1% less in Kentucky
Clothing
pay 30.0% less in Kentucky

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

Kentucky vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 22.0% less for restaurants

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Kentucky
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$14.77
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.50
 
$9.25
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
 
$2.21
 

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Kentucky
Bread
1 loaf
$3.94
 
$2.61
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.23
 
$5.61
 
Milk (1 gallon) $19.94
 
$2.62
 

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pay 59.8% less for transportation

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Kentucky
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.86
 
$3.16
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $32.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $34,634.71
 

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pay 18.6% less for housing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Kentucky
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$106.50
 
$62.62
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.00
 
$1,162.24
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.00
 
$976.78
 

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Kentucky
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $500.00
 
$1,272.49
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,000.00
 
$14,996.29
 

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Kentucky
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$4.57
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$4.73
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.00
 
$7.75
 

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

 
Turks and Caicos Islands
Kentucky
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
 
$45.19
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.00
 
$42.32
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$150.00
 
$86.51
 

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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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